THIS 

NEW  HYMN  BOOK, 


DESIGNED  FOR 


UIVIVF.RSALIST      SOCIETIES. 


FROM  APPROVED  AUTHORS, 


VARIATIONS  AND  ADDITION* 


BY 
SEBASTIAN    AND   RUSSELL   STREETEil. 


Praise  vaiteth  for  thee,  0  God,  in  Zion....P*alm  lx\\:  I.  ( 

STEREOTYPED  AT  THE  BOSTON  TYPE  AND  STEREOTYPE  FOUNDRY. 

SebcntecntJ)  2£tiition. 
BOSTON: 

THOMAS   WHITTEMORE, 
P.   PRICE,  X.  V.   AND   HASKELL  &  PALMER. 
WOODSTOCK,   VT. 

1837. 


DISTRICT  OF  MASSACHUSETTS,  to  wit  i 

District  Clerk's  Office. 

Be  it  remembered,  that  on  the  ninth  day  of  March,  A  D.  1<£29,  in 
the  fifty-third  year  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
Sebastian  and  "Russell  Streeter,  of  the  said  district,  have  deposited  in  this 
office  the  title  ot  a  book,  the  right  whereof  they  claim  as  proprietors,  in  the 
words  following,  to  Kit : 

"  The  New  Hymn  Book,  designed  for  Universalis!  Societies :  c%npiled 
from  approved  Authors,  with  Variations  and  Additions  By  Sebastian  and 
Russell  Streeter.    *  Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion.'    Psalm  lxv.  1." 

In  conformity  to  the  act  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  entitled, 
"  An  Act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  maps, 
charts,  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during  the 
times  therein  mentioned  ;"  and  also  to  an  act,  entitled,  "  An  Act  supplement- 
ary to  an  act,  entitled,  An  Act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning,  by  secur- 
ing the  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  o*? 
such  copies  during  the  times  therein  mentioned ;  and  extending  the  bene-* 
fits  thereof  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  historical  apd 
other  prints." 

JNO.  YV.  DAVIS, 
Clerk  cfthe  District  of  .Massachusetts 


EXPLANATION  OF  METRES 


L.  M.  Long  Metre. 

6  1.  L.  M.  Six  line  Long  Metre. 
L.  P.  M.  Long  Particular  Metre. 
8  1.  L.  M.  Eight  line  Long  Metre. 
C.  M.  Common  Metre. 

C.  P.  M.  Common  Particular  Metre. 

S.  M.  Short  Metre: 

S.  P.  M.  Short  Particular  Metre. 

H.  M.  Hallelujah  Metre. 

7s.  M.  Sevens  Metre. 

6s.  M.  Sixes  Metre. 

8  &  7s.  M.  Eidit  and  sevens  Metre. 

8s.  M.  Eights  Metre. 

7  &  6s.  M.  Seven  and  sixes  Metre. 
10s.  M.  Tens  Metre. 

lis.  M.  Elevens  Metre. 
11  &  10s.  M.  Eleven  and  tens  Metre. 

6  vJc  4s.  M.  Six  and  Fours  Metre. 

P.  M.  Particular  Metre. 


PREFACE. 


The  principal  reasons  for  compiling  The  New  IIt.mn 
Book  are  the  following:  1.  To  collect  a  body  of  sacred 
poetry,  embracing  greater  consistency  of  sentiment  and 
fvariety  of  subjects  than  have  obtained  in  other  works  of 
the  kind  ;  2.  To  arrange  the  subjects  in  such  order  as 
to  render  the  work  most  convenient  for  Preachers  and 
private  Christians ;  3.  To  furnish  Universalist  Societies 
with  an  elegant  book,  at  alow  rate,  containing  Hymns  of 
suitable  length,  and  adapted  to  all  the  purposes  of  pub- 
lic and  private  devotion.  How  far  the  compilers  have 
succeeded  in  their  undertaking  must  be  determined  by 
an  enlightened  and  discriminating  community. 

The  inconvenience  and  perplexity  attending  the  pro- 
1  miscuous  distribution  of  Hymns,  in  every  book  now  used 
,  in  Universalist  Societies,  are  effectually  obviated  by  the 
1  distinct  classification  of  subjects  in  this  work. 

The  names  of  authors,  so  far  as  they  have  been  as- 
certained, are  affixed  to  their  Hymns,  respectively,  in  the 
Index.  Those  which  have  not,  to  the  knowledge  ofthei 
Compilers,  been  inserted  in  a  Hymn  Book,  are  consid- 
ered original,  and  designated  in  the  Index  by  an  aster 
jsk    [*]. 

The  characters,  denoting  the  major  or  minor  key,  will 
be.found,  it  is  believed,  very  convenient  and  useful. 

The  alterations  of  selected  Hymns  are  too  numerous. 
to  be  particularly  noted,  and  it  must,  therefore,  suffice  to 
remark,  once  for  all,  that  the  sentiment  and  phraseology 
have  been  varied  in  all  cases  where  it  was  deemed  ne- 
cessary. 

Respectfully  dedicating  the  New  Hymn  Book  to  their 
brethren  of  like  precious  faith,  the  compilers  devoutly 
commend  both  to  the  protection  and  blessing  of  Heaves. 

Boston,  March  4,  1829. 


INDEX  OF  GENERAL  SUBJECTS. 


Pages. 

God  and  his  Perfections 1 — 9 

General  Praise 10 — 54 

God's  Works  praise  him 55 — 63 

Thoughts  concerning  God 64 — 72 

Prayer  and  Praise 73 — 76 

Prayer,  Knowledge,  and  Self-government  .     .  78 — 83 

Prayer  and  public  Worship 83 — 102 

Nativity  of  Jesus        103—114 

Characters  of  Christ 115 — 137 

Death  of  Christ 138—142 

Resurrection  of  Christ 143 — 151 

Empire  of  Christ 152—159 

The  Redeemer's  Praise 160 — 174 

The  Gospel 175— 192 

Invitations 193 — lf'D 

The  Scriptures 200—208 

Triumph  of  Christianity 208 — 212 

Grace  and  Salvation .      213 — 227 

Faith  and  Hope 228—242 

Penitence  and  Reformation 243 — 248 

Charity  and  brotherly  Love 249 — 261 

Religion  and  its  Fruits 262 — 274 

Humility,  Patience,  and  Resignation  .     .     .     275 — 285 

Zeal,  Fortitude,  and  Prudence 286 — 292 

Religious  Exultation 293 — 305 

Evangelical  Devotion 306 — 318 

Consolatory  Subjects 319 — 338 

Communion 339 — 346 

Judications  and  Ordinations 347 — 356 

Baptism,  and  early  Instruction  ...  .     357 — 3*j4 

Public  Anniversaries 365 — 373 

Private  Devotion 374 — 3e2 

Miscellaneous  Subjects 383 — 394 

Doxolo-ries  .         395—39* 


EVANGELICAL  HYMNS. 


GOD    AND    HIS    PERFECTIONS. 


HYMN  1.     L.  M.    [*] 

Being  of  God. 

1  Thfru  is  a  God — all  nature  speaks, 

Through  earth,  and  air,  and  sea,  and  skies 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  first  the  beams  of  morning  rise. 

2  The  rising  sun,  serenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wide  world's  extended  frame 
Inscribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  The  flowery  tribes,  all  blooming,  rise 

Above  the  weak  attempts  of  art ; 
Their  bright,  inimitable  dyes 

Speak  sweet  conviction  to  the  heart. 

•1   Ve  curious  minds,  who  roam  abroad, 
And  trace  creation's  wonders  o'er, 
Confess  the  footsteps  of  a  God  ; 
Come,  bow  before  him,  and  adore, 

1 


GOD  AND   HIS  PERFECTIONS. 


HYMN  2.     6  1.  L.  M,     [  *  ] 

Perfection  of  God. 

1  Thou  art,  Almighty  Lord  of  all, 

From  everlasting  still  the  same ; 
Before  thee  dazzling  seraphs  fall, 

And  veil  their  faces  in  a  flame, 
To  see  such  bright  perfections  glow. 
Such  floods  of  glory  from  thee  flow. 

2  What  mortal  hand  shall  dare  to  paint 

A  semblance  of  thy  glory,  Lord  ? 
The  brightest  rainbow  tints  are  faint, 

The  brightest  stars  of  heaven  afford 
A  dim  effusion  of  those  rays 
Of  light,  that  round  Jehovah  blaze. 

3  The  sun  himself  is  but  a  gleam, 

A  transient  meteor  from  thy  throne ; 
And  every  frail  and  fickle  beam, 

That  ever  in  creation  shone, 
Is  nothing,  Lord,  compared  to  thee, 
In  thy  own  vast  immensity. 

4  But  though  thy  brightness  may  create 

All  worship  from  the  hosts  above, 
What  most  thy  name  must  elevate 

Is,  that  thou  art  a  God  of  love, 
And  mercy  is  the  central  sun 
Of  all  thy  glories  joined  in  one. 


GOD  AND   HIS   PERFECTION'S. 


Hymn  3.  c.  u.  [  *  ] 

Omnipresence  of  God. 

1  There's  not  a  place  in  earth's  vast  round, 

In  ocean  deep,  or  air, 
Where  skill  and  wisdom  are  not  found, — ■ 
For  God  is  even  where. 

2  Around,   within,  below,  above, 

Wherever  space  extends, 
There  Heaven  displays  its  boundless  love> 
And  power  with  mercy  blends. 

3  Then  rise,  my  soul,  and  sing  his  name, 

And  all  his  praise  rehearse, 
Who  spread  abroad  earth's  wondrous  framp, 
And  built  the  universe. 

4  Where'er  thine  earthly  lot  is  cast, 

His  power  and  love  declare  ; 
Nor  think  the  mighty  theme  too  vast, — 
For  God  is  everywhere. 

HDL\  4.     H.M.     [*] 

Great  First  Causo. 

1  The  first  almighty  Cause, 

Who  did  all  things  create, 
Gave  nature  all  her  laws, 

Unchangeable  as  fate, 
The  Source  of  life,  the  Spring  of  spring* 
His  praise  all  heaven  and  nature  sings. 

2  Where'er  we  cast  our  eyes, 
With  rapture  we  behold, 


1  COD  AND  HIS  PERFECTIONS. 

Below,  or  in  the  skies, 

Wonders  that  can't  be  told : 
In  nature's  book,  in  every  line, 
His  wisdom  and  perfections  shine. 

3  On  him  all  worlds  depend, 
To  him  all  bend  the  knee ; 
But  none  can  comprehend 
The  boundless  Deity. 
He  fills  all  space,  lives  everywhere, 
Sustains  the  whole,  makes  all  his  care. 

HYMN  5.    L.  P.  M.     [*] 

God  in  Nature. 

1  Gaeat  God,  the  heaven's  welt-ordered  frame 
Declares  the  glories  of  thy  name ; 

There  thy  rich  works  of  wonder  shine ; 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  thousand  radiant  marks,  appear 

Of  boundless  power  and  skill  divine. 

2  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
The  dawning  and  the  dying  light 

Lectures  of  heavenly  wisdom  read ; 
With  silent  eloquence,  they  raise 
Our  thoughts  to  the  Creator's  praise, 

And  neither  sound  nor  language  need. 

3  Yet  dieir  divine  instructions  run 
Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun, 

And  every  nation  knows  their  voice ; 
The  sun,  in  robes  of  splendour  dressed, 
Breaks  from  the  chambers  of  the  east, 

Moves  round,  and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 


GOD   AND   HIS  PERFECTIONS. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad, 
He  speaks  the  majesty  of  God  ; 

All  nature  joins  to  show  his  praise  : 
Thus  God  in  every  creature  shines, 
Bright  in  the  book  of  nature's  lines, 

But  brighter  in  the  book  of  grace. 

HYMN  6.    L.  M.    [if] 

Voice  of  Nature. 

I   The  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue,  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

The  golden  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land 
The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale. 
And,  nightly,  to  the  listening  earth, 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth  ; — 

4  While  all  the  stars,  that  round  her  bum. 
And  all  the  planets,  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What  though,  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  this  dark,  terrestrial  ball  ? 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found? 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice. 

1  * 


GOD  AND  HIS  PERFECTIONS. 

Forever  singing,  as  they  shine, 

"  The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 


HYMN  7.    L.  M.     [#] 

Sovereign  Creator. 

1  Before  Jehovah's  royal  throne, 

Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We'll  crowd  his  gates  with  thankful  songs, 

High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise, 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  his  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

4  Wide  as  the  world  is  his  command, 

Vast  as  eternity  his  love  ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  his  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

HYMNS.     CM.     [#] 

Infinity  of  God. 

]   Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 
How  weak  and  frail  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
'Ynd  homage  pay  to  thee. 

0.  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Ere  earth  or  heaven  was  made ; 


GOD   AND   HIS   PERFECTIONS. 

Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  tlie  nations  dead. 

3  Eternity,  with  all  its  years. 

Stands  present  in  thy  view ; 
To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appears, 
Great  God,  there's  nothing  new, 

4  Our  lives  through  varying  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

HYMN  9.     c.  P.  M.     [tf] 

Love  of  God. 

1  My  God,  thy  boundless  love  I  praise  ; 

How  bright  on  high  its  glories  blaze  ! 

How  sweetly  bloom  below ! 
It  streams  from  thine  eternal  throne  ; 
Through  heaven  its  joys  forever  run, 

And  all  the  earth  o'erfiow. 

2  'Tis  love  that  paints  the  purple  morn, 
And  bids  the  clouds,  in  air  upborne, 

Their  genial  drops  distii ; 
In  every  vernal  beam  it  glows, 
And  breathes  in  every  gale  that  bio 

And  glides  in  every  rill. 

3  It  robes  in  cheerful  green  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  flowery  beauties  round, 

Whose  sweets  perfume  the  gale  ; 
Its  bounties  richly  spread  the  plain, 
The  blushing  fruU,  the  golden  grain, 

And  smile  on  every  vale. 


0  GOD  AND   HIS  PERFECTIONS. 

4  Brit  in  thy  word  I  see  it  shine 
With  grace  and  glories  more  divine, 

Proclaiming  sins  forgiven ; 
There  Faith,  bright  cherub,  points  the  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

And  opens  all  her  heaven. 

HYMN  10.     L.  M.    [#] 

Majesty  of  God. 

1  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth  ; 

He  formed  this  ponderous  globe  of  earth  ; 
He  raised  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
And  measured  out  the  azure  sky. 

2  He  sits  enthroned  amidst  the  spheres, 
And  glory,  like  a  garment,  wears ; 
While  boundless  wisdom,  power  and  grace, 
Command  our  awe,  invite  our  praise. 

3  Tis  he  who  bids  the  tempests  rise, 
And  rolls  the  thunder  through  the  skies  ; 
His  voice  the  elements  obey  ; 

Wide  o'er  the  earth  extends  his  sway. 

4  In  every  work  and  way  divine, 
Omnipotence  and  wisdom  snine  : 
And  goodness  fixes  still  the  end, 
To  which  they  all,  unvarying,  tend. 

5  His  power  we  trace  on  every  side ; 
O,  may  his  wisdom  be  our  guide  ; 
And  while  we  live,  and  when  we  die, 
May  his  almighty  love  be  nigh 


COD   AM)    HIS   PKHVECTIONS. 


HYMN  11.     L.  M.     [#] 

Omniscience  and  Omnipresence. 

I   Father  of  all,  omniscient  Mind, 

Thv  wisdom  who  can  comprehend  ? 
Its  highest  point  what  eye  can  find, 
Or  to  its  lowest  depths  descend  ? 

2  If  up  to  heaven's  ethereal  height, 

Thy  prospect  to  elude,  I  rise, 
In  splendour,  there,  supremely  bright, 
Thy  presence  shall  my  sight  surprise. 

3  Thee,  mighty  God,  my  wondering  soul, 

Thee,  all  her  conscious  powers  adore, 
Whose  being  circumscribes  the  whole, 
Whose  eyes  the  universe  explore. 

4  Thine  essence  fills  this  breathing  frame  ; 

It  glows  in  every  vital  part, 
Lights  up  our  souls  with  livelier  flame, 
And  feeds  with  life  each  beating  heart. 

5  To  thee,  from  whom  our  being  came, 

Whose  smile  is  all  the  heaven  we  know, 
Inspired  with  this  exalted  theme, 

To  thee  our  grateful  strains  shall  flow. 

HYMN  12.    L.  M.     [*] 

Greatness  and  Glory  of  God. 
I  How  great  is  our  Creator,  God, 
In  wisdom,  majesty  and  might, 
When  he  displays  his  power  abroad, 
And  brings  his  wonders  forth  to  light. 


10  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

2  Behold,  what  cloudy  columns  rise, 

Terrific  as  the  shades  of  night ! 
What  peals  of  thunder  rend  the  skies ! 
The  lightning,  how  sublimely  bright ! 

3  How  dreadful  is  the  threatening  hail ! 

Approaching  tempests,  O  how  grand ! 
What  terror  doth  the  mind  assail, 

When  deep  convulsions  shake  the  land  ! 

I  The  seas  with  hollow  murmurs  groan, 
The  bowels  of  the  mountains  flame ; 
The  elements,  affrighted,  own 

The  awful  greatness  of  thy  name. 

5  Almighty  God,  thy  chariot  wheels 

In  solemn  pomp  and  grandeur  roll ; 
Thy  presence  trembling  nature  feels, 
And  humble  reverence  fills  the  soul. 


GENERAL    PRAISE. 


HYMN  13.     L.  M.     [#] 

Universal  Praise. 

Celestial  worlds,  your  Maker's  name 
Resound  through  every  shining  coast; 

Our  God  the  noblest  praise  will  claim, 
Where  he  unfolds  his  glories  most. 

Stupendous  globe  of  flaming  day, 
Praise  him  in  thy  sublime  career  ; 


GENERAL  PRaISE.'  11 

He  struck  from  night  thy  peerless  ray, 

Marked  out  thy  path,  and  guides  thee  there. 

Ye  starry  lamps,  to  whom  'tis  given 

Night's  sable  horrors  to  illume, 
Praise  him  who  hung  you  high  in  heaven, 

With  vivid  fires  to  gild  the  gloom. 

Lightnings,  that  round  Jehovah  play, 
Thunders,  that  from  his  arm  are  hurled, 

The  grandeur  of  your  God  convey, 
Blazing,  or  bursting  on  the  world. 

At  once  let  nature's  ample  round 
To  God  the  vast  thanksgiving  raise  : 

His  high  perfection  knows  no  bound, 
But  fills  immensity  of  space. 

HYMN  14.    7  &6M.    [a] 

Praise  to  Jehovah. 

1  Praise  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 

And  keeps  his  court  below ; 
Praise  the  holy  God  of  love, 

And  all  his  greatness  show ; 
Praise  him  for  his  noble  deeds ; 

Praise  him  for  his  matchless  power; 
Him,  from  whom  all  good  proceeds, 

Let  earth  and  heaven  adore. 

2  Publish,  spread  to  all  around 

The  great  Jehovah's  name  ; 
Let  the  trumpet's  martial  sound 

The  Lord  of  hosts  proclaim ; 
Praise  him,  every  tuneful  string ; 

All  the  reach  of  heavenly  art, 


12  GENERAL  PRAISE, 

All  the  powers  of  music,  bring. 
The  music  of  the  heart. 

3  Him,  in  whom  they  move  and  live 

Let  every  creaiure  sing, 
Glory  to  their  Maker  give, 

And  homage  to  their  King  : 
Hallowed  be  his  name  beneath  ; 

As  in  heaven  on  earth  adored : 
Praise  the  Lord  in  every  breath : 

Let  all  things  praise  the  Lord 

HYMN  15.     CM.     [#] 

Triumphant  Praise, 

1  O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 

To  God  the  sovereign  King  ! 
Let  every  land  their  tongues  employ, 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Whilst  angels  shout  his  lofty  praise, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains ; 
Let  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise  j 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profound ; 

Let  knowledge  lead  the  song ; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 

Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

4  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne ; 
He  loved  that  chosen  race ; 
But  now  he  calls  the  wTorld  his  own, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  13 


HYMN  16.     H.  M.    [*] 

Grateful  Praise. 

1  To  your  Creator,  God, 

Your  great  Preserver,  raise, 
Ye  creatures  of  his  hand, 

Your  highest  notes  of  praise : 
Let  every  voice 
Proclaim  his  power, 
His  name  adore, 
And  loud  rejoice. 

2  Thou  source  of  light  and  heat, 

Bright  sovereign  of  the  day, 

Dispensing  blessings  round, 

With  all-diffusive  ray, 

From  morn  to  night, 

With  every  beam, 

Record  his  name, 

Who  made  thee  bright. 

3  Fair  regent  of  the  night, 

With  all  thy  starry  train, 
Which  rise,  in  silent  hosts, 
To  gild  the  azure  plain, 
With  countless  rays 
Declare  his  name, 
Prolong  the  theme, 
Reflect  his  praise. 

4  Let  all  the  creatures  join 

To  celebrate  his  name, 

And  all  their  various  powers 

Assist  the  lofty  theme ; 

2 


14  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Let  nature  raise, 
From  every  tongue, 
A  general  song 

Of  grateful  praise. 

5  But,  O,  from  human  tongues 
Should  nobler  praises  flow, 
And  every  thankful  heart 
With  warm  devotion  glow : 
Your  voices  raise, 
Ye  highly  blest ; 
Above  the  rest 
Declare  his  praise. 

HYMN  17.     C.  P.  M.     [#] 

General  Praise. 

1  Begin,  my  soul,  the  lofty  lay; 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  thy  Maker's  name  ; 
Lo !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  the  glad'ning  theme. 

2  Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power  ; 
Lo  !  on  the  lightning's  rapid  wings, 
In  triumph  rides  the  King  of  kings; 

Astonished  worlds  adore. 

3  Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows,  rise, 
To  join  the  thunder  of  the  skies ; 

Praise  him  who  bids  you  roll : 


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His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 
And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

Let  man,  by  nobler  passions  swayed, 
The  feeling  heart,  the  reasoning  head, 

In  heavenly  praise  employ : 
Spread  the  Creator's  name  around, 
Till  heaven's  wide  arch  repeat  the  sound, 

The  general  burst  of  joy. 

HYMN  18.     L.  M.     [*] 

Praise. 

Now  to  the  Lord,  who  built  the  skies, 
Let  grateful  songs  of  praise  arise  ; 
By  all  that  dwell  beneath  the  sun, 
Now  be  his  grace  in  concert  sung. 

Far  as  the  rolling  planet^  move 
He  spreads  his  mercy  and  his  love  ; 
Through  every  land,  and  every  clime, 
The  wonders  of  his  goodness  shine. 

►  So  let  his  praises  be  expressed, 
From  north  to  south,  from  east  to  west, 
And  every  living  thing  adore 
His  name  while  sun  and  moon  endure. 

HYMN  19.     C.  P.  M.     [*] 

Creating  and  redeeming  Love. 

I  Ye  angels,  that  surround  the  throne, 
Where  your  Creator's  name  is  known, 
Through  all  the  realms  above, 


16  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Your  greatest  skill  in  praising  try, 
And  all  your  golden  harps  employ, 
To  sing  creating  love. 

2  But,  O,  ye  children  of  his  love, 
By  mercy  called  to  mount  above, 

From  sin  and  sorrow  too  $ 
Let  angels  to  your  songs  give  place, 
For  you  can  sing  redeeming  grace, — 

A  song  forever  new. 

3  And  when  ye  take  the  sacred  book, 
And  at  each  precious  promise  look, 

Of  universal  grace, 
'Tis  there  the  joyful  day  ye  view, 
When  every  gentile,  with  the  Jew, 

Shall  see  his  Saviour's  face. 

HYMN  20.     CM.     [#] 

Truth  and  Mercy. 

1  To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart  shall  bring 

The  lively,  grateful  song ; 
Attending  crowds  shall  hear  me  sing, 
With  rapture  on  my  tongue. 

2  Amidst  the  glories  of  thy  name, 

Thy  truth  exalted  shines ; 
A  faithful  God  thy  words  proclaim 
In  everlasting  lines. 

3  The  righteous  God  looks  kindly  down 

On  pious,  humble  souls ; 
But  from  afar  his  piercing  frown 
The  sons  of  pride  controls. 


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Thou,  Lord,  will  all  my  hopes  fulfil, 
To  thee  the  work  belongs: 

ndless  mercy  guide  me  still, 
AnJ  time  my  grateful  songs. 

HYMN  21.     H.  M.     [*] 

Creating,  preserving  and  redeeming  Love. 

1  Let  all  created  things 

Their  cheerful  voices  raise, 
And  own  the  King  of  kings 
With  thankful  songs  of  praise. 
Creating  love 

Should  loud  be  sung, 
Through  every  world, 
By  every  tongue. 

2  Let  angels,  round  the  throne, 

In  joyful  ranks  above, 
His  power  and  goodness  own, 
And  his  preserving  love  ; 
With  thankful  tongues 
His  praise  proclaim, 
And  drop  their  crowns 
To  shout  his  name. 

3  Let  Adam's  favoured  race, 

Wherever  they  may  be, 
Shout  the  Redeemer's  grace, 
And  to  him  bow  the  knee : 
He  died  for  all, 

And,  to  restore 
All  things,  he  rose 
To  die  no  more- 


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HYMN  22.    L.  M.    [*] 

Mercy  and  Truth. 

1  Give  to  the  Lord  immortal  praise  ; 
Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways ; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown, 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown ; 
His  mercy  ever  shall  endure, 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

3  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand, 
And  brought  them  to  the  promised  land  : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4  He  saw  the  gentiles  dead  in  sin, 
And  felt  his  pity  work  within  : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no  more. 

5  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave  : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feel 
And  leads  us  to  his  heavenly  seat ; 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  this  vain  world  shall  be  do  more. 


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HYMN  23.    L.  M.     [tf] 

God  is  Love. 

1  When  my  astonished  eyes  behold 

My  Maker's  works,  below,  above, 
And  read  his  name  in  lines  of  gold, 
I  surely  know  that  God  is  love. 

2  When  I  observe  his  written  word, 

His  promises  of  grace  I  prove ; 
With  joyful  heart  1  praise  the  Lord, 
For  Scripture  saith  that  God  is  love. 

3  What  gentle  streams  of  pleasure  roll ! 

What  quickening  from  the  mystic  Dove  ! ' 
Now  peace  divine  fills  all  my  soul, 
And  I  can  shout,  My  God  is  love. 

4  Now  heavenly  courage  I'll  put  on, 

For  far  away  my  fear  is  drove ; 
I'll  bow  before  the  living  Son, 

And  loud  proclaim,  My  God  is  love. 

HYMN  24.     CM.     |>] 

Victorious  Grace. 

1  Join  every  heart  and  every  tongue, 

And  sing  Jehovah's  praise  ; 
Come,  shout  the  wonders  of  his  love, 
The  victories  of  his  grace  ! 

2  Far  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun 

He  makes  his  mercy  known ; 

To  every  soul  through  every  land 

He  sends  its  blesbings  down. 


20  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

3  So  let  his  highest  praise  be  sung, 
By  all,  through  every  clime, 
While  moon  and  stars  reflect  their  light, 
Or  suns  propitious  shine. 

HYMN  25.     S.  M.     [tf] 

Restoring  Grace. 

1  The  Lord  on  high  proclaims 

His  Godhead  on  the  throne ; 

Mercy  and  Justice  are  the  names 

By  which  he  will  be  known. 

2  Ye  dying  souls,  that  sit 

In  darkness  and  distress, 
Look  from  the  borders  of  the  pit 
To  his  restoring  grace. 

3  Sinners  shall  hear  the  sound ; 

Their  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 
Our  righteousness  and  strength  are  found 
In  him,  the  Lord,  alone. 

4  In  him  shall  Israel  trust, 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiven : 
Our  God  will  make  the  gentiles  just, 
And  take  the  saints  to  heaven. 


HYMN  26.    L.  M.    [*] 

Blessings  in  Nature. 

I  Great  God,  at  whose  all-powerful  call 
At  first  arose  this  beauteous  frame. 
By  thee  the  seasons  change,  and  all 
The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 


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2  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 

From  winter  storms  recovered,  rise  ; 
When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 
Fresh-opening  to  our  wondering  eyes. 

3  Aloft,  full-beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 

And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys, 
And,  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on, 
From  thee  derives  his  quickening  rays. 

4  Around  us,  in  the  teeming  field, 

Stands  the  rich  grain,  or  purpled  vine  ; 
At  thy  command  they  rise,  to  yield 

The  strengthening  bread,  or  cheering  wine. 

5  Indulgent  God,  from  every  part 

Thy  plenteous  blessings  largely  flow  ; 
We  see,  we  taste  ;  let  every  heart 
With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 

HYMN  27.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Seed-time  and  Harvest. 

1  The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day, 

Repeat  thy  praise  with  grateful  voice  ; 
Both  in  their  turns  thy  power  display, 
And,  laden  with  thy  gifts,  rejoice. 

2  Earth's  wide-extended,  varying  scenes, 

All  smiling  round,  thy  bounty  show : 
From  seas  or  clouds,  full  magazines, 
Thy  rich,  diffusive  blessings  flow. 

3  Now  earth  receives  the  precious  seed, 

Which  thy  indulgent  hand  prepares, 
And  nourishes  the  future  bread, 
And  answers  all  the  sower's  cares. 


22  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

4  Here  spreading  flocks  adorn  the  plain  ; 
There,  plenty  every  charm  displays ; 
Thy  bounty  clothes  each  lovely  scene, 
And  joyful  nature  shouts  thy  praise. 

HYMN  28.     C.  M.     [#] 

Blessings  of  God  in  Nature. 

1  Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good  ! 

To  thee  our  songs  we  raise  : 
Nature,  through  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  evening  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  viewr ; 
And,  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  transports  ever  new. 

3  Thy  glory  beams  in  every  star 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night, 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 
With  rays  of  cheerful  light. 

4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  vale, 

With  countless  beauties  shine  ; 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shade, 
Proclaim  thy  power  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God,  still  may  these  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage  ; 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page. 


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HYMN  29.     C.  M.     [  #  ] 

Blessings  of  Providence  and  Redemption. 

1  Thy  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess, 
Thy  goodness  we  adore — 

A  spring  whose  blessings  never  fail, 
A  sea  without  a  shore. 

2  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  thy  love  attest 

In  every  golden  ray  ; 
Love  draws  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
And  love  returns  the  day. 

3  Thy  bounty  every  season  crowns 

With  all  the  bliss  it  yields  ; 
With  joyful  clusters  loads  the  vine, 
With  strengthening  grain  the  fields. 

4  But  chiefly  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

Are  in  the  gospel  seen; 
There,  like  the  sun.  thy  mercy  shines, 
Without  a  cloud  between. 

HYMN  30.     L.  If.     O] 

Divine  Guidance  and  Protection. 

1  Thy  ways,  O  Lord,  with  wise  design, 

Are  framed  upon  thy  throne  above, 
And  every  dark  or  bending  line 
Meets  in  the  centre  of  thy  love. 

2  With  feeble  light,  and  half  obscure, 

Poor  mortals  thine  arrangements  view, 
Not  knowing  that  the  least  are  sure, 
And  the  mysterious  just  and  true. 


24  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

3  Thy  flock,  thine  own  peculiar  care, 

Though  now  they  seem  to  roam  uneyed, 
Are  led  or  driven  only  where 
They  best  and  safest  may  abide. 

4  They  neither  know  nor  trace  the  way  ; 

But,  trusting  to  thy  piercing  eye, 
None  of  their  feet  to  ruin  stray, 
Nor  shall  the  weakest  fail  or  die. 

5  My  favoured  soul  shall  meekly  learn 

To  lay  her  reason  at  thy  throne  ; 
Too  weak  thy  secrets  to  discern. 
I'll  trust  thee  for  my  guide  alone. 

HYMN  31.     CM.     [#] 

Merciful  Designs  in  apparent  Evils. 

1  God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  souls,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  you  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  ; 


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Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain  ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

HYMN  32.     L.  M.     [#] 

Divine  Protection. 

1  Mi  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 

Of  boundless  love  and  grace  unknown, 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  wings, 
Till  every  cloud  be  overblown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry  ; 

The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform  ; 
He  sends  his  angels  from  the  sky, 

And  saves  me  from  the  threatening  storm. 

3  My  heart  is  fixed  ;  my  song  shall  raise 

Immortal  honours  to  his  name  : 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise — 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns, 

And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky ; 
H?s  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 

When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 
3 


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GENERAL  PRAISE. 


5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

HYMN  33.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Thanksgiving  and  Praise. 

1  Now  to  our  God  let  praises  rise 
From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies  ; 
Throughout  the  earth  his  love  proclaim. 
With  joys  eternal  in  his  name. 

2  We  are  the  people  of  his  care, 

His  sheep,  who  feed  in  pastures  fair  ; 
The  objects  of  his  tender  love, 
Supplied  with  blessings  from  above. 

3  Then  to  his  earthly  temple  come, 
And  raise  the  anthem  and  the  song ; 
Let  gratitude  the  lay  inspire, 

The  bosom  glow  with  sacred  fire  : — 

4  For  God  in  endless  goodness  reigns, 
And  mercy,  truth  and  love  maintains ; 
Nor  time,  nor  years,  nor  measured  space, 
Confines  the  blessings  of  his  grace. 

HYMN  34.    H.  M.    [#] 

Universal  Praise. 

1  Ye  tribes  of  Adam,  join 

With  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
And  offer  notes  divine 
To  your  Creator's  praise  ; 


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Ye  holy  throng 
Of  angels  bright, 
In  worlds  of  light 

Begin  the  song. 


2  Ye  kings  and  judges,  fear 

The  Lord,  the  sovereign  King  ; 
And,  while  you  rule  us  here, 
His  heavenly  honours  sing  ; 
Nor  let  the  dream 
Of  power  and  state 
Make  you  forget 
His  power  supreme. 

3  Virgins  and  youth,  engnge 

To  sound  his  praise  divine, 
While  infancy  and  age 
Their  feebler  voices  join  : 
Wide  as  he  reigns 
His  name  be  sung 
By  every  tongue 
In  endless  strains. 

4  Let  all  the  nations  fear 

The  God  that  reigns  above  ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 

And  makes  them  taste  his  love 
While  earth  and  sky 
Attempt  his  praise, 
His  saints  shall  raise 
His  honours  high. 


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GENERAL  PRAISE. 


HYMN  35.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

The  Creator's  Praise. 
1   From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord  ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word  : 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  to  set  no  more. 

HYMN  36.     L.  M.     [*] 

Thanksgiving. 

I    Yi:  sons  of  men,  with  joy,  record 
The  various  wonders  of  the  Lord ; 
And  let  his  power  and  goodness  sound 
Through  all  your  tribes,  the  earth  around. 

2  Lo,  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite, 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light, 
Where  sun,  and  moon  and  planets  roll, 
And  stars,  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

o  Sing,  earth,  in  verdant  robes  arrayed, 
Its  herbs  and  flowers,  its  fruits  and  shade 
Peopled  with  life  of  various  forms, 
Of  fish,  and  fowl,  and  beasts,  and  worms. 

4  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plains, 
And  think  how  wide  its  Maker  reigns ; 
Tint  band  remotest  nations  joins, 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shines. 


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5  But,  O,  that  brighter  world  above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns  a  Saviour's  love  ! 
God's  only  Son  in  flesh  arrayed, 

For  man  a  bleeding  victim  made. 

6  Thither,  my  soul,  with  rapture,  soar  ; 
There,  in  the  land  of  praise,  adore  : 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay, 
Demands  an  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  37.     P.  M.     [  *  ] 

Thanksgiving  and  Praise. 

1   My  soul,  praise  the  Lord, 

Speak  well  of  his  name, 
His  mercies  record, 

His  bounties  proclaim. 
To  God,  their  Creator, 

Let  all  creatures  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving 

The  chorus  of  praise. 

2  Though,  hid  from  man's  sight, 

God  sits  on  his  throne, 
Yet  here,  by  his  works, 

Their  Author  is  known  : 
The  world  shines  a  mirror 

Its  Maker  to  show, 
And  heaven  is  seen  in 

Its  image  below. 

3  And  man,  his  last  work, 
With  reason  endued, 
Who,  falling  through  sin, 
By  grace  is  renewed, 
3* 


GO  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

To  God,  his  Creator, 
With  joy,  let  him  raise 

The  song  of  thanksgiving, 
The  chorus  of  praise. 

HYMN  38.     C.  M.     [#J 

Divine  Guardianship. 

1  Great  God,  to  thee  my  grateful  tongue 

My  fervent  thanks  shall  raise  : 

Inspire  my  heart  to  raise  the  song 

Which  celebrates  thy  praise. 

2  From  thy  almighty  forming  hand 

I  drew  my  vital  powers  ; 
My  time  revolves  at  thy  command 
In  all  its  circling  hours. 

3  Thy  power,  my  ever-present  guard, 

From  every  ill  defends  ; 
While  numerous  dangers  hover  round, 
My  help  from  thee  descends. 

4  Eeneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

How  sweet  is  my  repose  ! 
Thy  morning  light  renews  the  springs 
From   which  my  comfort  flows. 

5  In  celebration  of  thy  praise 

I  will  employ  my  breath, 
And,  walking  steadfast  in  thy  ways, 
Will  triumph  over  death. 


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HYMN  39.    L.  M.    [«] 

Source  of  Goodness. 

1  With  one  consent,  let  all  the  earth 

To  God  their  cheerful  voices  raise  ; 
Glad  homage  pay  with  joy  and  mirth, 
And  sing  before  him  songs  of  praise. 

2  Rejoice,  for  he  is  God  alone, 

From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed — 
We,  whom  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
The  flock  which  on  his  bounty  feed. 

3  O,  enter,  then,  his  temple  gate, 

Thence  to  his  courts  devoutly  press  ; 
And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat, 
And  still  his  name  with  praises;  bless  : — 

4  For  he's  the  Lord,  supremely  good  ; 
His  mercy  is  forever  sure  ; 

His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 
To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 

HYMN  40.     C.  M.     [  *  ] 

God's  manifold  Goodness 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glory  shines  ! 

How  high  thy  wonders  rise  ! 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs. 

By  thousands  through  the  skies. 

!  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power ; 
Their  motions  speak  thy  skill ; 
And  on  the  wTings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 


32  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

3  Part  of  thy  name  divinely  stands 

On  all  thy  creatures  writ ; 
They  show  the  labour  of  thy  hands, 
The  impress  of  thy  feet. 

4  But  when  we  view  thy  grand  design 

To  save  rebellious  man, 
Where  wisdom,  power  and  goodness  shine 
In  mercy's  wondrous  plan, — 

5  Our  thoughts  are  lost  in  reverend  awe  ; 

We  love,  and  we  adore  ; 

The  holy  angels  never  saw 

So  much  of  God  before. 

6  O  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song  ; 
Winder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

HYMN  41.6.4.  M.     [*] 

Power  of  Divine  Light. 

1  May  all  our  powers  of  mind, 
To  God,  our  Father  kind, 

An  anthem  raise ; 
Whose  cloud  of  glory  bright, 
With  beams  of  heavenly  light, 
Dispels  the  gloom  of  night : 

O  sing  his  praise. 

2  The  God  of  truth  and  grace 
Unveils  his  radiant  face, 

And  breaks  the  power 
Of  superstition's  chain ; 


GENERAL   PRAISE.  33 


His  grace  shall  ever  reign, 
And  righteousness  maintain, 
While  we  adore. 

3  As  morning's  opening  ray 
Drives  darkness  far  away, 

Behold,  his  love 
Our  night  of  sin  illumes, 
Our  hatred  all  consumes, 
Each  heart  with  grace  perfumes, 
In  courts  above. 

HYMN  42.     S.  M.     |>  ] 

Shepherd  and  Guide. 

1  While  God  my  Father's  near, 

My  Shepherd  and  my  Guide, 
I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear  ; 
My  wants  are  all  supplied. 

2  To  ever-fragrant  meads, 

Where  rich  abundance  grows, 

His  gracious  hand  indulgent  leads, 

And  guards  my  sweet  repose. 

3  Along  the  lovely  scene, 

Cool  waters  gently  roll, 
And  kind  refreshment  smiles  serene, 
To  cheer  my  fainting  soul. 

4  Here  let  my  spirit  rest ; 

How  sweet  a  lot  is  mine  ! 
With  pleasure,  food,  and  safety  blest ; 
Beneficence  divine  ! 

$  Great  Shepherd,  if  I  stray, 
My  wandering  feet  restore  ; 


34  GENERAL  PRAJSE. 

To  thy  fair  pastures  guide  my  way, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 


HYMN  43.     C.  M.     [#] 

Manifold  Blessings. 

1  Jehovah  lives  ;  and  be  his  name 

By  every  heart  adored  ! 
From  age  to  age  he  is  the  same, 
The  only  God  and  Lord  ! 

2  He  is  our  Rock  when  troubles  rise, 

And  storms  and  tempests  lower  ; 
He  rides  triumphant  in  the  skies, 
And  saves  us  by  his  power. 

3  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs  ; 

We  give  Jehovah  praise ; 
Lift  up  our  hearts,  and  holy  songs 
To  our  Redeemer  raise. 

4  Great  is  the  mercy  we  have  found, 

And  great  shall  be  our  praise  : 
We'll  spread  his  power  and  mercy  round, 
And  songs  of  honour  raise. 

HYMN  44.     C.  M.     [#] 

God's  Superintendency. 

1  God  reigns  ;  events  in  order  flow, 

Man's  industry  to  guide  ; 

But  in  a  different  channel  go, 

To  humble  human  pride. 

2  Weak  mortals  do  themselves  beguile, 

When  on  themselves  they  rest ; 


GENERAL    PRAISE.  35 

Blind  is  their  wisdom,  vain  their  toil, 
By  thee,  O  Lord,  unblest. 

3  Tis  ours  the  furrows  to  prepare, 

And  sow  the  precious  grain  ; 

Tis  thine  to  give  the  sun  and  air, 

nd  send  the  genial  rain. 

4  Evil  and  good  before  thee  stand, 

Their  mission  to  perform  ; 
The  sun  shines  bright  at  thy  command  ; 
Thy  hand  directs  the  storm. 

5  In  all  our  ways,  we  humbly  own 

Thy  providential  power  ; 
Intrusting  to  thy  care,  alone, 
The  lot  of  every  hour. 

HYMN  45.     P.  M.     [#] 

God  our  Redeemer. 

1  High  o'er  the  heaven  of  heavens  I  saw,  and 

trembled, 
O  God  of  gods,  thy  robes  of  sacred  splendour  ! 
Thunders  cherubic  shouting,  Holy  !  holy  ! 

Lord  God  Almighty ! 

2  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  and  pour  a  flood  of  glory; 
Ye  shades  of  death,  the  dawn  of  life  approaches ; 
Mortals  shall  learn  the  music  of  thy  thunders, 

Infinite  Goodness  ! 

3  Rise  from  the  dust,  arrayed  in  godlike  beauty. 
O  Solyma  !  immortal  joys  await  thee  : 

See  thy  lost  race,  burst  from  their  chains  of  darkness. 
Crowned  with  salvation. 


36  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

4  Nations  unborn  shall  throng  thy  flaming  portals  ) 
Heaven's  bright  immortals  shout  o'er  night  expiring, 
And  hail  the  morn  that  lifts  her  smiling  eyelids, 

No  more  to  slumber. 

5  Shout,  ye  loud  winds,  the  universal  triumph  ; 
Sing  to  the  world,  thy  God,  thy  God  descendeth, 
Lifts  his  high  hand,  and  swears,  I  live  for  ever, 

Live,  thy  Redeemer ! 

HYMN  46.     6  1.     L.  M.     [#] 

Divine  Glories. 

1  Thou  art,  O  God,  the  life  and  light 
Of  all  this  wondrous  world  we  see  ; 
Its  glow  by  day,  its  smile  by  night, 

Are  but  reflections  caught  from  thee. 
Where'er  we  turn,  thy  glories  shine, 
And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  thine. 

2  When  day,  with  farewell  beam,  delays 

Among  the  opening  clouds  of  even, 
And  we  can  almost  think  we  gaze 

Through  golden  vistas  into  heaven, — 
Those  hues,  that  make  the  sun's  decline 
So  soft,  so  radiant,  Lord,  are  thine. 

3  When  night,  with  wings  of  starry  gloom, 

O'ershadows  all  the  earth  and  skies, 
Like  some  dark,  beauteous  bird,  whose  plume 

[s  sparkling  with  unnumbered  dyes, — . 
That  sacred  gloom,  those  fires  divine, 
So  £rand,  so  countless,  Lord,  are  thine. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  37 

When  youthful  spring  around  us  breathes, 
Thy  spirit  warms  her  fragrant  sigh  ; 

And  every  flower  the  summer  wreathes 
Is  born  beneath  thy  kindling  eye. 

Where'er  we  turn,  thy  glories  shine, 

And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  thine. 

HYMN  47.     H.  M.     O] 

Divine  Glory. 

1  The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns ; 

His  throne  is  built  on  high  ; 
The  garments  he  assumes 
Are  light  and  majesty. 
His  glories  shine 

With  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye 

Can  bear  the  sight. 

2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 

Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe  5 
His  truth  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law  ; 
And  where  his  love 
Resolves  to  bless, 
His  truth  confirms 
And  seals  the  grace. 

3  And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend  ? 
And  will  he  write  his  name 
My  Father  and  my  Friend  ? 
I  love  his  name, 
I  love  his  word  ; 
4 


3b  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Join,  all  my  powers, 
And  praise  the  Lord, 

HYMN  48.    P.  M.     [>] 

Jehovah  reigns. 

1  Jehovah  reigns  !  let  every  nation  hear, 
And  at  his  footstool  bow,  with  holy  fear  : 
Let  heaven's  high  arches  echo  with  his  name, 
And  all  the  peopled  earth  his  praise  proclaim  ; 
Wide,  and  more  wide,  the  homage  still  extending 
Through  boundless  space,  and  ages  never  ending. 

2  He  rules,  with  wide  and  absolute  command, 
O'er  the  wild  ocean  and  the  steadfast  land  ; 
Jehovah  reigns  unbounded  and  alone, 

And  all  creation  hangs  beneath  his  throne  : 
He  reigns  alone  ;  let  no  inferior  nature 
Usurp  the  honours  of  the  sole  Creator. 

3  He  bade  the  struggling  beams  of  infant  light 
Shoot  through  the  massy  gloom  of  ancient  night ; 
His  spirit  hushed  the  elemental  strife, 
And  fed  the  kindling  flame  of  nature's  life ; 
Seasons  and  months  began  their  long  procession, 
And  measured  o'er  the  year  in  bright  succession. 

HYMN  49.     7?s  M.     [  *  J 

Glory  to  God. 

1   Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky : 
Lift  your  voice,  ye  people  all, 
Praise  the  God  on  whom  ye  call. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  39 

2  God  his  sovereign  sway  maintains ; 
King  o'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns  : 
All  to  him  lift  up  their  eye ; 
Every  want  his  hands  supply. 

3  Sons  of  earth,  the  triumph  join, 
Praise  him  with  the  host  divine ; 
Emulate  the  heavenly  powers ; 
Their  all-gracious  God  is  ours. 

4  Him,  whose  joy  is  to  restore, 
Him,  let  all  our  hearts  adore ; 
Earth  and  heaven  repeat  the  cry, 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 

HYMN  50.     T'sM.     [#] 

Supreme  Adoration. 

1  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored  ! 
Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 

2  Though  unworthy,  Lord,  thine  ear, 
Deign  our  humble  songs  to  hear ; 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
When  around  thy  throne  we  sing. 

3  There  no  tongue  shall  silent  be  ; 
A!l  shall  join  in  harmony  ; 

And  through  heaven's  capacious  round, 
Praise  to  thee  shall  ever  sound. 

4  Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 


40  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored ! 

HYMN  51.     C.  M.     [#] 

Divine  Perfections  celebrated. 

1  The  glories,  Lord,  thy  works  proclaim, 

Our  pious  wonder  raise ; 
Thy  Word  still  more  reveals  thy  name, 
And  more  exalts  thy  praise. 

2  Thy  mercies,  far  beyond  the  rounds 

Of  earth  and  heaven  extend  ; 
Thy  truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

3  Thy  righteousness  maintains  its  throne, 

Though  mountains  sink  to  dust ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  deep  unknown, 
Yet  always  wise  and  just. 

4  LTnbounded  is  thy  goodness,  Lord  ! 

How  bright  its  wonders  shine  ! 
Of  present,  past,  and  future  good, 
The  glory  all  be  thine. 

HYMN  52.     CM.     [#] 

Gratitude  for  divine  Mercies. 

1  When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 

My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love  and  praise. 

2  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 


(MINERAL  PRAISE.  41 

Ere  vet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learned 
To  form  themselves  in  prayer. 

0  Unnumbered  comforts  on  my  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowei 

4  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils  and  death. 
It  gently  cleared  my  way, 
And  saved  me  from  those  scenes  of  vice 
Where  thousands  2:0  astray. 

HYMN  53.     L.  31.     [>] 

Preserving  Goodness. 

1  Eternal  God,  we  bless  thy  name; 

The  same  thy  power,  thy  grace  die  same ; 
The  tokens  of  thy  friendly  care 
Open,  and  close,  and  crown  the  year. 

2  Supported  by  thy  guardian  hand, 
Amidst  ten  thousand  deaths  we  stand, 
And  see,  when  we  survey  thy  ways,     , 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise. 

3  Thus  far  thine  arm  has  led  us  on, 
Thus  far  we  make  thy  mercy  known ; 
And,  whilst  we  tread  this  desert  land, 
New  mercies  shall  new  songs  demand. 

\   Our  grateful  voice,  on  Jordan's  shore, 
Shall  raise  one  sacred  pillar  more ; 
Then  bear,  within  thy  courts  above, 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 


4* 


42  GENERAL  PRAISE. 


HYMN  54.     ll's.  M.     [»] 

God  our  Shepherd  and  Guardian. 

1  The  Lord  is  our  Shepherd,  our  Guardian  and 

Guide ; 
Whatever  we  want  he  will  kindly  provide  : 
His  care  and  protection  his  flock  will  surround; 
To  them  will  his  mercies  forever  abound. 

2  The  Lord  is  our  Shepherd  ;  what,  then,  shall  we 

fear  ? 
Shall  dangers  affrighten  us  while  he  is  near  ? 
O,  no :  when  he  calls  us  we'll  walk  through  the 

vale, 
The  shadow  of  death,  but  our  hearts  shall  not  fail. 

3  Afraid,  of  ourselves,  to  pursue  the  dark  way, 
Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  be  our  comfort  and  stay  : 
We  know  by  thy  guidance,  when  once  it  is  past 
To  life  and  to  glory  it  brings  us  at  last. 

4  The  Lord  is  become  our  salvation  and  song, 
His  blessings  have  followed  us  all  our  life  Ions:  ; 
His  name  will  we  praise,  while  he  lends  to  us 

breath, 
Be  joyful  through  life,  and  resigned  in  our  death. 

HYMN  55.    C.  M.    [  *r  ] 

Divine  Protection. 
1   Hosanna,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
To  God's  upholding  hand  ! 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 


GENERAL,  PRAISE.  43 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing  power, 

That  raised  us  with  a  word  ; 
And  every  day,  and  every  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room  ; 

We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed, 

That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings  ; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe,  at  night, 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

HYMN  56.     8&7.  M.     [#] 

Praise. 

1  Mighty  God,  while  angels  bless  thee, 

May  not  mortals  lisp  thy  name  ? 
Lord  of  men,  as  well  as  angels, 
Thou  art  every  creature's  theme. 

2  Lord  of  every  land  and  nation, 

Ancient  of  eternal  days, 
Sounded  through  the  wide  creation 
Be  thy  just  and  worthy  praise, — 

3  For  the  grandeur  of  thy  nature, 

Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought, — 
For  created  works  of  power, 

Works  with  skill  and  kindness  wrought,— 

4  For  thy  providence,  that  governs 

Through  thine  empire's  wide  domain, 


44  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Wings  an  angel,  guides  a  sparrow; 
Glory  to  thy  gentle  reign. 

5  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption. 
Beams  with  brightness  all  along ; 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression ; 


MS  ho  can  sing  this  glorious  song 


HYMN  57.     CM.     [tf] 

God  our  Guide. 

1   0  thou,  by  whose  all-bounteous  hand 
Thy  people  still  are  fed ; 
Who  through  life's  weary  pilgrimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led  ; — 

2  To  thee  our  humble  vow  we  raise; 

To  thee  address  our  prayer  ; 
And  in  thy  kind  and  faithful  hand, 
Deposit  all  our  care. 

3  If  thou,  through  each  perplexing  path, 

Wilt  be  our  constant  Guide ; 
If  thou  wilt  daily  food  supply, 
And  raiment  wilr  provide ; 

4  If  thou  wilt  spread  thy  shield  around. 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 

And  at  our  Father's  safe  abode 

Our  souls  arrive  in  peace  ; — 

5  To  thee,  as  to  our  Maker,  God, 

Ourselves  we  will  resign  ; 
And  count  that  all  on  earth  we  have, 
And  e'en  our  life,  is  thine. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  45 


HYMN  58.    L.  M.     [#] 

Ascriptions  of  Praise. 

1  Praise,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
To  him  who  earth's  foundation  laid ; 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word ; 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees, 
Reveals  his  kindest  promises. 

3  Whence,  then,  should  doubts  and  fears  arise  ? 
Why  trickling  sorrows  drown  our  eyes  ? 
Slowly,  alas  !  the  mind  receives 

The  comforts  that  our  Maker  gives. 

4  O,  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  faith, 
To  credit  what  Jehovah  saith ; 
To  hear  the  message  of  his  Son, 
And  call  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own. 

5  Then,  should  the  earth's  firm  pillars  shake, 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break, 

Our  steady  souls  shall  fear  no  more 
Than  solid  rocks  when  billows  roar. 

HYMN  59.    L.  P.  M.     [#] 

Unfailing  Source  of  Good. 

1  Give  to  the  Lord,  in  cheerful  songs, 
The  praise  that  to  his  name  belongs, 
Whose  goodness  still  unceasing  flows ; 


46  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Repeat  his  name  with  grateful  mind, 
Who,  ever  good  and  ever  kind, 
No  change  nor  variation  knows. 

2  Sovereign  alone  of  earth  and  sky, 
On  thee,  for  every  hour's  supply, 

Thy  various  creatures  all  depend : 
Man,  whom  thy  light  has  made  to  know 
The  source  whence  all  his  blessings  flow, 

Views  in  his  God  his  kindest  friend. 

3  Yet  still  our  notes  we'll  higher  raise, 
To  celebrate  in  ardent  praise 

Eternal  life  through  Jesus  given  ; 
Thy  gracious  messenger  he  came, — 
Eternal   glory   to  thy  name  ! — 

And  pointed  out  the  way  to  heaven. 

HYMN  60.  S.  M.    [#] 

The  Works  of  God  invite  our  Praise. 

1  When  we  survey  this  world, 

With  all  its  beauteous  frame, 
Its  great  Creator  we  adore, 
And  celebrate  his  name. 

2  The  sun  in  every  beam 

Proclaims  the  God  above  ; 
Its  ardent  rays  exhibit  him, 
Who  rules  the  world  in  love. 

3  The  lofty  stars  by  night, 

The  moon  with  paler  glow, 
In  every  twinkling  ray  of  light, 
Their  Maker's  honour  show. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  47 

4  The  jniversal  whole 

Proclaims  Jehovah's  praise  ; 
And  O,  that  every  living  soul 
Would  songs  of  honour  raise  ! 

5  The  worlds  were  made  in  love, 

By  wisdom  all  divine ; 
And  while  in  praise  our  tongues  can  move, 
That  praise,  O  Lord,  be  thine ! 

HYMN  61.     L.  M.     [#] 

Sacred  Rest. 

1  Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing ; 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest : 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast ; 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp,  of  solemn  sound ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word  ; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels  !  how  divine  ! 

4  When  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  1  desired  or  wished  below, 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  an  eternal  world  of  joy  ? 


48  GENERAL  PRAISE. 


HYMN  02.     CM.     j>] 

Wisdom  and  Grace. 

1  Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong 

To  my  almighty  God : 
He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  lias  wrought 

How  dorious  in  our  sidit ! 
And  men  in  every  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame  ! 

How  wise  its  Maker's  mind  ! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
Which  his  first  thoughts  designed. 

4  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 

Thy  heavenly  skill  proclaim : 

What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 

But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

5  To  fear  thy  power,  to  trust  thy  grace, 

Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 
Who  best  obeys  thy  will. 

HYMN  63.     CM.     [#] 

Spread  of  spiritual  Blessings. 

1   The  common  Parent,  Lord  of  all, 
Who  sits  enthroned  above, 
With  perfect  wisdom  rules  ihe  world 
And  with  impartial  love. 


^GENERAL  PRAISE.  49 

£  Soon  ma)-  his  name  from  shore  to  shore 
Sound  all  the  earth  abroad, 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God  ! 

3  The  day  will  come,  the  happy  day,— 

Such  his  eternal  will, — 
When  light,  and  truth,  and  grace  divin€, 
The  spacious  earth  shall  fill. 

4  God  will  diffuse  the  blessings  round, 

So  richly  scattered  here, 
Till  the  creation's  utmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  tear. 

HYMN  64.    L.  M.     [#] 

Sovereign  Favours. 

1  My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  piaise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 

<3  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  ; 
Let  every  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name. 

4  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise ; 


50  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  labour  of  their  tongue. 

5  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds  ? 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds ! 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways — 
Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise. 

HYMN  65.    L.  M.    [*] 

The  Seasons. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  every  joy, 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear, 

To  hail  thee  Sovereign  of  the  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  Nature  roll, 
Thy  hand  supports  and  guides  the  whole 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 

And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

3  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air,  and  paints  the  land; 
The  summer  rays  with  vigour  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn,  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts  abundant  stores ; 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care, 

No  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

5  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise ; 
And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade. 


GENERAL  PRAiSE.  51 

6  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  Sabbaths  bless  our  eyes ; 
Till  we  those  lofty  heights  explore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

HYMN  66.    C.  M.    [#] 

Goodness  crowns  the  Year. 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

God  of  eternal  power  ; 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 

And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring  ; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 

Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours, 
Heaven,  earth  and  air  are  thine  ; 

When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  Author  is  divine. 

Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
With  watery  treasures  well  supply 

The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

»  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 
And  ranks  of  corn  appear  ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 


52  GENERAL  PRAISE. 


HYMN  67.    L.  M.     [*f] 

God  of  the  Seasons. 

I   Jehovah  bids  the  morning  ray 
Smile  in  the  east,  and  bring  the  day : 
He  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

2  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  evening  and  the  morn  rejoice 

To  see  the  earth  made  soft  with  showers, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  dressed  in  flowers. 

3  'Tis  from  his  watery  stores  on  high 
He  gives  the  thirsty  land  supply  ; 
His  silent  dews  enrich  the  ground, 
And  shed  the  hopes  of  harvest  round. 

4  The  desert  grows  a  fruitful  field; 
Abundant  fruit  the  valleys  yield  ; 
The  vales  resound  with  cheerful  voice, 
Till  distant  hills  repeat  their  joys. 

5  His  works  pronounce  his  power  divine  j 
On  every  field  his  glories  shine  ; 
Through  every  month  his  gifts  appear, 
And  joy  and  goodness  crown  the  year. 

HYMN  68.    CM.     [#] 

God  rules  the  Seasons. 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 

Address  the  Lord  on  high  ; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 

And  waters  veil  the  sky. 


GENERAL  PRAISE.  53 

He  sends  his  showers  of  blessing  down, 

To  cheer  die  plains  below  ; 
He  makes  the  wood  the  mountains  crown, 

And  grass  in  valleys  grow. 

I  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 
Of  the  declining  year  ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

[  He  sends  his  sun  to  melt  the  snow, — 
The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  winds  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

>  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  sovereign  word  ; 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

HYMN  69.     S.  M.     [#] 

Blessings  of  Spring. 

1  Good  is  the  heavenly  King, 

Who  makes  the  earth  his  care, 
Visits  the  pastures  every  spring, 
And  bids  the  grass  appear. 

2  The  clouds,  when  raised  on  high, 

Pour  out,  at  thy  command, 
Their  watery  blessings  from  the  sky, 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 

3  The  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring ; 
The  valleys  rich  provision  yield  ; 
The  joyful  labourers  sing. 
5# 


54  GENERAL  PRAISE. 

4  The  hills,  on  every  side, 

Rejoice  at  falling  showers : 
The  meadows,  dressed  in  all  their  pride, 
Perfume  the  air  with  flowers. 

5  The  clods,  refreshed  with  rain, 

Promise  a  joyful  crop  ; 
The  thirsty  grounds  look  green  again, 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 

6  The  months  thy  goodness  crowns  ; 

How  bounteous  are  thy  wrays  ! 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 


HYMN  70.    6  1.  L.  M.     [#] 

The  Seasons. 

1  Look  through  creation,  and  behold 

The  wonders  of  Almighty  power , 
Eternal  wisdom's  works  unfold 

In  every  leaf,  in  every  flower : 
There  is  a  God,  all  good,  all  wise, 
The  very  meanest  insect  cries. 

2  Seasons,  revolving  in  their  spheres, 

A  thousand  rural  beauties  bring  ; 
But  loveliest  of  the  group  appears 

The  green-dressed  beauty,  charming  Spring  ; 
The  music  of  whose  morning  voice 
Bids  all  the  sons  of  earth  rejoice. 

3  Winter  is  death,  when  Nature  mourns 

To  see  her  offspring  lifeless  lie  ; 
Summer  and  Autumn  weep,  by  turns, 
To  see  their  children  droop,  and  die  ; 


god's  works  praise  him.  55 

But  Spring  revives  their  hopes  again, 
And  breathes  new  life  through  every  vein. 

How  emblematic  of  that  day, 

The  glorious  resurrection  morn, 
When,  decked  in  brighter  robes  than  May, 

In  robes  that  angel  hosts  adorn, 
The  soul,  redeemed,  shall  burst  its  tomb, 
And  in  immortal  glory  bloom ! 


GOD'S  WORKS  PRAISE  HXM. 


HYMN  71.     H.  M.     j>] 

Glory  of  God's  Works. 

1  Ye  realms  below  the  skies, 

Your  Maker's  praises  sing ; 
Let  boundless  honours  rise 

To  heaven's  eternal  King. 
O,  bless  his  name,  whose  love  extends 
Salvation  to  the  world's  far  ends. 

2  Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 

Ye  kindreds  of  the  earth  ; 
His  sovereign  power  record, 
And  show  his  wonders  forth, 
Till  heathen  tongues  his  grace  proclaim, 
And  every  heart  adores  his  name. 

3  Tis  he  the  mountains  crowns 

With  forests  waving  wide  ; 


56  god's  works  praise  him. 

Tis  he  old  ocean  bounds, 
And  heaves  her  roaring  tide  ; 
He  swells  the  tempests  on  the  main, 
Or  breathes  the  zephyr  o'er  the  plain. 

4  Still  let  the  waters  roar, 

As  round  the  earth  they  roll ; 
His  praise  for  evermore 

They  sound,  from  pole  to  pole. 
'Tis  Nature's  wild,  unconscious  song, 
O'er  thousand  waves,  that  floats  along* 

5  His  praise,  ye  worlds  on  high, 

Display,  with  all  your  spheres* 
Amid  the  darksome  sky, 

When  silent  night  appears. 
O,  let  his  works  declare  his  name 
Through  all  the  universal  frame ! 

HYMN  72.     S.  M.     j>] 

Praise  to  the  Creator. 

1  Almighty  Maker,  God, 

How  wondrous  is  thy  name  ! 
Thy  glories  how  diffused  abroad 
Through  all  creation's  frame  ! 

2  Nature  in  every  dress 

Her  humble  homage  pays  ; 
In  thousand  forms  her  ways  express 
Thine  undissembled  praise. 

3  My  soul  would  rise  and  sing 

To  her  Creator  too  : 
Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  King, 
And  pay  the  homage  due. 


GOD  S  WORKS   PRAISE   HIM.  0 

4  In  joy,  O,  let  me  spend 

The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 

And  oft  to  God  my  soul  ascend 

In  grateful  songs  of  praise ! 

HYMN  73.     CM.     [*] 

Works  of  God. 

1  Lo,  what  a  speaking  lustre  shines 

In  all  the  works  of  God  ; 
His  wisdom  writ  in  fairest  lines, 
His  power  declared  abroad. 

2  The  heavens,  adorned  with  moon  and  stars, 

Express  his  glorious  skill ; 
The  day  his  strong  impression  bears ; 
The  night  attends  his  will. 

3  Their  language  through  the  earth  is  heard  : 

One  all-extending  voice 
Proclaims  the  cheering,  peaceful  word, 
Which  bids  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Behold  yon  glowing,  radiant  sun, 

Great  source  of  blissful  light, 
Rejoicing,  while,  his  course  to  run, 
He  sheds  efrlilgence  bright ! 

5  Such  is  thy  law,  O  God  of  grace, 

Which  renovates  the  soul ; 
A  law  of  love,  and  truth,  and  peace, 
That  makes  the  wounded  whole. 

6  Nor  shall  its  moral  light  grow  dim, 

Or  ever  fade  away  ; 
The  present,  gentle,  rising  beam 
Shall  shed  a  boundless  day. 


56  god's  works  praise  him. 


HYMN  74.     CM.     [  *  ] 

Grandeur  of  God's  Works. 

1  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  choir, 

Who  fill  the  realms  above  ; 
Praise  him  who  formed  you  of  his  fire, 
Arid  feeds  you  with  his  love. 

2  Shine  to  his  praise,  ye  crystal  skies, 

The  floor  of  his  abode  ; 
Or  veil  the  lustre  of  your  eyes 
Before  a  brighter  God. 

3  Thou  central  globe  of  golden  light, 

Whose  beams  create  our  days, 
Join  with  the  silver  queen  of  night, 
To  own  your  borrowed  rays. 

4  Blush,  and  refund  the  honours  paid 

To  your  inferior  names  ; 
Tell  the  blind  world  your  orbs  are  fed 
By  his  exhaustless  flames, 

b  Winds,  ye  shall  bear  his  name  aloud 
Through  the  ethereal  blue ; 
For  when  his  chariot  is  a  cloud, 
He  makes  his  wheels  of  you. 

HYMN  75.    C.  M.    £#] 

God  controls  the  Seas. 

1  Thy  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 
Thy  wonders  in  the  deeps, 
-|      The  sons  of  courage  sliajl  record, 
Who  trade  in  floating  ships. 


GOD'S  WORKS  V11A1SZ  HIM*  59 

2  At  thy  command  the  winds  arise* 

And  swell  the  towering  waves  ; 
The  men,  astonished,  mount  the  skies, 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries  ; 

He  hears  the  loud  request, 
And  orders  silence  through  the  skies, 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 

4  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears, 

And  see  the  storm  allayed  : 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  ; 
There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

5  O  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
And  those  who  see  thy  wondrous  ways 
Thy  wondrous  love  record  ! 

HYMN  76.     L.  M.     [*] 

Protection  of  God  on  the  Deep. 

t   Would  you  behold  the  works  of  God, 
His  wonders  in  the  world  abroad, — 
Go  with  the  mariners,  and  trace 
The  unknown  regions  of  the  seas. 

2  They  leave  their  native  shores  behind, 
And  seize  the  favour  of  the  wind  ; 
Till  God  commands,  and  tempests  rise, 
Which  heave  the  ocean  to  the  skies. 

3  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh, 
Lost  to  all  hope,  to  God  they  cry ; 


60  god's  works  praise  him. 

His  mercy  hears  their  loud  address, 
And  sends  salvation  in  distress. 

4  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
Let  them  their  private  offerings  bring, 
And  in  the  church  his  glory  sing. 

HYMN  77.    L.  M.     [#] 

Trust  in  God  on  the  Ocean. 

1  Those  who  go  down  upon  the  waves, 

And,  mournful,  quit  their  native  land, 
Where  tempests  howl,  and  ocean  laves, 
Behold  the  winders  of  God's  hand. 

2  When  bounding  o'er  the  foaming  main, 

Where  billows  rise,  and  storms  prevail, 
They  learn  to  trust  his  mighty  name, 
Whose  mercy  breathes  in  every  gale. 

3  The  waves  that  roar,  the  winds  that  rise, 

Display  his  power  in  awful  form  ; 
He  plants  his  bow  in  yonder  skies, 

And  smiles  above  the  threatening  storm. 

4  There  is  no  spot  in  all  the  world, 

Earth,  ocean,  or  the  sky  above, 
Where  foot  is  set,  or  sail  unfurled, 
Deserted  by  the  eye  of  Love. 

HYMN  78.    CM.    [#] 

Universal  Goodness  of  God. 

1  Lord,  thou  art  good  ;  all  nature  shows 
Its  mighty  Author  kind : 


god's  works  PRaISL  him.  Cl 

Thy  bounty  through  creation  flows, 
Full,  free,  and  unconfined. 

2  The  whole  in  every  part  proclaims 

Thine  infinite  good  will ; 
It  shines  in  stars,  it  flows  in  streams, 
And  bursts  from  every  hill. 

3  It  fills  the  wide,  extended  main, 

And  heavens,  which  spread  more  wide ; 
It  drops  in  gentle  showers  of  rain, 
And  rolls  in  every  tide. 

4  Through  the  vast  whole  it  pours  supplies, 

Spreads  joy  through  all  its  parts  : 

0  may  such  love  attract  our  eyes, 
And  captivate  our  hearts ! 

5  High  admiration  let  it  raise, 

And  kind  affection  move  ; 
Employ  our  tongues  in  songs  of  praise, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  love. 

HYMN  79.     CM.     [#] 

Praise  for  Creation  and  Providence. 

1  I  sing  the  mighty  power  of  God, 

That  made  the  mountains  rise  ; 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 
And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day  : 
The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command, 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 
6 


G2  god's  works  praise  him. 

3  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

That  filled  the  earth  with  food  : 

He  formed  the  creatures  by  his  word, 

And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4  There's  not  a  plant  or  flower  below 

But  makes  thy  glories  known  : 
The  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

5  Creatures,  as  numerous  as  they  be, 

Are  subject  to  thy  care  : 
There's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  present  there. 

HYMN  80.    CM.     [#] 

Creation  and  Providence. 

1  Lord,  when  my  raptured  thought  surveys 

Creation's  beauties  o'er, 
All  nature  joins  to  teach  thy  praise, 
And  bid  my  soul  adore. 

2  Where'er  I  turn  my  gazing  eyes, 

Thy  radiant  footsteps  shine  ; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise, 
And  speak  thy  hand  divine. 

3  The  living  tribes  of  countless  forms 

In  earth,  and  sea,  and  air, 
The  meanest  flies,  the  smallest  worms, 
Almighty  power  declare. 

4  Ail  rose  to  life  at  thy  command, 

And  wait  their  daily  food 


god's  works  praise  him.  C3 

From  thy  paternal,  bounteous  hand, 
Exhaustless  Spring  of  good  ! 

HYMN  81.     S,  M.     [#] 

Obligation  to  Gratitude  and  Praise. 

1  My  Maker,  and  my  King, 
To  thee 'my  all  1  owe  : 
Thy  sovereign  bounty  is  the  spring 
Whence  dl  my  blessings  flow. 

2  Thou  ever  good  and  kind, 

A  thousand  reasons  move, 
A  thousand  obligations  bind 
My  heart  to  grateful  love. 

3  Thy  goodness,  like  the  sun, 

Dawned  on  my  early  days, 
Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 
To  form  my  lips  to  praise, 

4  The  creature  of  thy  hand, 

On  thee  alone  I  live  :  ^ 

My  God,  thy  benefits  demand        \ 
More  praise  than  life  can  give,    ' 

5  O  let  thy  grace  inspire 

My  soul  with  strength  divine  ;      • 
Let  all  my  powers  to  thee  aspire,    l 
And  all  my  days  be  thine.  \ 

HYMN  82.    L.  M.    [*]       * 

God  the  intellectual  Light. 

I   Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might, 
With  uncreated  glories  bright : 


64  THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD. 

His  presence  gilds  the  worlds  above, 
The  Source  supreme  of  light  and  love. 

2  He  sees  the  mind  when  lost  it  lies 
In  shades  of  ignorance  and  vice, 
And  darts  from  heaven  a  vivid  ray. 
And  changes  midnight  into  day. 

3  Shine,  mighty  God,  with  vigour  shine 
On  tliis  benighted  heart  of  mine  ; 
There  be  thy  brighter  beams  revealed. 
As  in  the  Saviour's  face  beheld. 

4  Thine  image,  on  my  soul  impressed, 
In  radiant  lines  shall  stand  confessed  ; 
While  all  my  faculties  unite 

To  praise  the  Lord,  who  gives  me  light. 


THOUGHTS  CONCERNING-  GOD. 


HYMN  83.     C.  M.     [tf] 

God  everywhere  a  Refuge. 

How  are  thy  servants  blessed,  0  Lord  ! 

How  sure  is  their  defence  ! 
Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide, 

Their  help,  Omnipotence. 

In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pass  unhurt  through  burning  climes, 

And  breathe-in  tainted  air. 


THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD.  G5 

3  Thy  mercy  sweetens  every  soi)y 

Makes  every  region  please  ; 
The  hoary,  frozen  hills  it  warms, 
And  smooths  the  boisterous  seas. 

4  The  storm  was  laid,  the  winds  retired, 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea,  that  roared  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  was  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers  and  of  death, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  adore  ; 
Til  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

HYMN  84.     S.  M.     j>] 

Reliance  on  God  a  Remedy  for  Care. 

1  How  gracious  is  our  God  ! 

How7  kind  his  precepts  are  ! 
Come,  cast  your  burden  on  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  constant  care. 

2  Since  he  forever  reigns, 

We  may  securely  dwell ; 
That  hand  which  bears  all  nature  up 
Shall  guide  his  children  well. 

3  O  why  should  anxious  thoughts 

Oppress  the  sinking  mind  ? 
Go,  fall  before  your  Father's  throne, 
And  sweet  relief  you'll  find. 

4  Devoutly  fear  his  name, 

And  know  no  other  fear ; 
6* 


66        THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD 

In  every  scene  of  lifp  and  death 
Your  Helper  will  be  near. 

HYMN  85.     CM,     [#] 

God's  Foreknowledge  considered. 

1  Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 

Abased  before  the  Lord  ! 
Whate'er  his  mighty  hand  has  formed 
He  governs  with  a  word. 

2  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  If  light  attend  the  course  we  go, 

'Tis  he  provides  the  rays  ; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  our  days. 

4  Trusting  thy  wisdom,  God  of  love, 

We  would  not  wish  to  know 
What,  in  the  book  of  thy  decrees, 
Awaits  us  here  below. 

5  Be  this  alone  our  fervent  prayer  : 

Whate'er  our  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys,  or  sorrows,  may  they  form 
Our  souls  for  heaven  and  thee. 

HYMN  86.    L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Waiting  upon  God. 
1  Wait,  every  soul,  your  Maker's  will ; 
Unhallowed  passions,  all  be  still ; 


THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD.  07 

Nor  let  a  murmuring  thought  arise  ; 
His  ways  are  just,  his  counsels  wise. 

2  Thick  darkness  round  his  throne  he  draws, 
His  work  performs,  conceals  the  cause  ; 
But,  though  his  methods  are  unknown, 
Judgment  and  trutn  support  his  throne. 

3  In  heaven,  and  earth,  and  air,  and  seas, 
He  executes  his  firm  decrees  ; 

And,  by  his  saints,  it  stands  confessed, 
That  what  he  does  is  ever  best. 

4  Wait,  then,  each  soul,  submissive  wait, 
Prostrate  before  his  awful  seat ; 
And,  midst  the  terrors  of  his  rod, 
Trust  in  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

HYMN  87.     C.  M.     [*] 

Early  and  constant  Care  of  God. 

1  Almighty  Father,  gracious  Lord 

Kind  Guardian  of  my  days, 

Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record 

In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care ; 
Long  ere  I  could  pronounce  thy  name, 
Or  breathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 

From  thy  exhaustless  store  ; 
But,  O  !  in  vain  my  labouring  thought 
Would  count  thv  mercies  o'er. 


68  THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD. 

4   Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 
And  every  weakness  dies, 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
And  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  88.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Confidence  in  the  Lord. 

1  Thy  presence,  ever-living  God, 

Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad: 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
In  every  place  thy  children  keep. 

2  While  near  each  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  powers  sustain ; 
And,  when  apart,  we  joy  to  share 

Thy  counsels  and  thy  gracious  care. 

3  To  thee  wre  now  commit  our  ways, 
And  still  implore  thy  heavenly  grace  : 
O,  let  thy  face  upon  us  shine ; 

Still  guard  and  guide  us,  Lord,  as  thine. 

4  Give  us  within  thy  house  to  raise 
Again  united  songs  of  praise  ; 
Or,  if  diat  joy  no  more  be  known, 
Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne. 

HYMN  89.     CM.     [  *  ] 

Humble  Adoration. 
1  Eternal  Power,  almighty  God, 
Who  can  approach  thy  throne  ? 
Accessless  light  is  thy  abode, 
To  angel-eyes  unknown. 


THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  COD. 

2  Before  the  radiance  of  thine  eye 

The  heavens  no  longer  shine, 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  sky 
Are  but  the  shade  of  thine. 

3  Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend 

To  cast  a  look  below, 
To  this  vile  world  thy  notice  bend, 
These  shades  of  sin  and  wo  ? 

4  While  golden  harps  and  angel-tongues 

Resound  immortal  lays, 
Great  God,  permit  our  humble  songs 
To  rise  and  mean  thy  praise. 

HYMN  90.     L.  M.     [  b  or  *  ] 

Humble  Worship. 

1  Great  King  of  kings,  eternal  God, 

Shall  mortal  creatures  dare  to  raise 
Their  songs  to  thy  supreme  abode, 
And  join  with  angels  in  thy  praise  ? 

2  Man,  O  how  far  removed  below  ! 

Wrapt  in  the  shades  of  gloomy  night, 
His  brightest  day  can  only  show 
A  few  faint  streaks  of  "distant  light. 

3  But,  see  !  the  bright,  the  morning  star, 

Rising,  shall  chase  the  shades  away ; 
His  beams,  resplendent  from  afar, 
Promise  a  sweet,  immortal  day. 

4  To  him  our  longing  eyes  we  raise, 

Our  Guide  to  thee,  the  great  Unknown  ? 


J  THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD. 

Through  him,  O  may  our  humble  praise 
Accepted  rise  before  thy  throne. 

HYMN  91.    C.  11.    [#] 

Homage  and  Devotion. 

1  With  sacred  joy  we  lift  our  eyes 

To  those  bright  realms  above, 
That  glorious  temple  in  the  skies, 
Where  dwells  eternal  Love. 

2  Before  the  radiant  throne  we  bow 

Of  heaven's  almighty  King  : 
Here  we  present  the  solemn  vow, 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing. 

3  Thee  we  adore ;  and,  Lord,  to  thee 

Our  filial  duty  pay ; 
Thy  service,  unconstrained  and  free, 
Conducts  to  endless  day. 

4  While  in  thy  house  of  prayer  we  kneel, 

With  trust  and  holy  fear, 
Thy  mercy  and  thy  truth  reveal, 
And  lend  a  gracious  ear. 

HYMN  92.     C.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

Sincere  Devotion  acceptable. 

1  God  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise  ; 

He  sees  our  inmost  mind  : 
In  vain  to  Heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth,  before  his  throne, 

With  honour  can  appear  : 


THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD.  71 

The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground ; 
But  God  rejects  the  sacrifice 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

HYMN  93.     S.  M.     [*] 

God's  Mercy  to  the  Penitent. 
1   Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice 

Which  speaks  of  life  and  peace  ; 
Which  bids  the  penitent  rejoice, 
And  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 

Xo  balm  on  earth  like  this 

Can  cheer  the  contrite  heart ; 
No  flattering  dreams  of  earthly  bliss 

Such  pure  delight  impart. 

3  Still  merciful  and  kind, 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,  reveal : 
The  broken  heart  thy  love  can  bind, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  Thy  presence  shall  restore 

Peace  to  my  anxious  breast : 
Lord,  let  my  steps  be  drawn  no  more 
From  paths  which  thou  hast  blessed. 


72  THOUGHTS  CONCERNING  GOD 


HYMN  94.     L.  M.     [#] 

The  all-seeing  God. 

1  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through  | 
Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 

My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known  ; 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Widiin  thy  circling  power  I  stand  ; 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand  : 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

1  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height  ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  O  may  these  tlioughts  possess  my  breast 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin  ;  for  God  is  there. 


PRAYER  AND  PRAISE.  13 


PRATER    AND    PRAISE. 


HYMN  95.     8  Si  7's.  M.     [  *  ] 

Thanksgiving  for  Divine  Mercy. 

1  Sovereign  Lord  of  light  and  glory, 

Author  of  our  mortal  frame, 
Joyfully  we  bow  before  thee, 
And  extol  thy  holy  name  : 

Hallelujah  ! 
Ever  sacred  be  the  theme  ! 

2  Kind  Dispenser  of  each  blessing 

Which  surrounds  the  human  race. 
May  we,  gratefully  possessing, 
Still  adore  thy  boundless  grace  : 

Hallelujah  ! 
Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise  ! 

S  Thus,  with  humble  adoration, 
We  attend  before  thy  throne, 
And,  with  grateful  exultation, 
Thine  abundant  mercy  own  : 

Hallelujah  ! 
Praise  belongs  to  thee  alone. 

4  In  thy  every  dispensation, 

Love  and  mercy  we  descry  ; 

Thou,  the  God  of  our  salvation, 

To  preserve  us,  still  art  nigh: 

Hallelujah  ! 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high.  '  r 


74  PRAYER  AND  PRAISE. 


HYMN  96.    L.  M.     f  #1 

Devout  Aspirations. 

1  Supreme  and  universal  Light, 
Fountain  of  reason,  Judge  of  right, 
Parent  of  good,  whose  blessings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below ; 

2  Without  thy  kind,  directing  ray, 
In  everlasting  night  we  stray, 
From  passion  still  to  passion  tossed, 
And  in  a  maze  of  error  lost. 

3  Assist  us,  Lord,  to  act,  to  be 
What  nature  and  thy  laws  decree ; 
Worthy  that  bright,  that  mental  flame, 
Which  from  thy  breathing  spirit  came. 

4  May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim, 
And  with  a  Christian  zeal  embrace 
Whate'er  is  friendly  to  our  race. 

5  O  Father,  grace  and  virtue  grant ; 
No  more  we  wish,  no  more  we  want : 
To  know,  to  serve  thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below,  is  bliss  above. 

HYMN  97.    H.  M.     [#] 

Prayer  and  Confidence. 

1  Lord  of  the  skies,  look  down, 
And  hearken  to  our  prayers ; 
Shine  from  thy  gracious  throne, 
And  chase  away  our  fears  : 


& 


PRAYER  AND   PRAISE.  r 

Then  to  thy  name  a  song  we'll  raise, 
And  every  note  shall  swell  with  praise. 

2  Enlighten  every  mind, 

Fill  every  heart  with  grace ; 
May  every  spirit  find 

That  God  is  in  the  place  : 
Then  to  his  name  a  song  we'll  raise, 
And  every  note  shall  swell  with  praise. 

3  Hark  !  hark  !  'tis  Jesus'  voice  ; 

O,  listen  to  his  word  ; 
He  says,  Ye  saints,  rejoice, 

For  all  your  prayers  are  heard  : 
Then  to  his  name  a  song  we'll  raise, 
And  every  note  shall  swell  with  praise. 

4  Soon  shall  the  Saviour  give 

Our  souls  their  full  desire  ; 
And  we  with  him  shall  live, 
And  all  his  grace  admire  : 
Then  to  his  name  a  song  we'll  raise, 
And  every  note  shall  swell  with  praise. 

HYMN  98.     L.  M.     [#] 

Prayer  and  Faith. 

1  Come,  gracious  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 

By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast ; 

Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel, 

The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 

2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 

Make  our  expanded  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace. 


76  PRAYER  AND  PRAISE. 

3  Now  to  the  God  whose  power  can  do 

More  than  our  thoughts  and  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honours  done, 

By  all  the  world,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

HYMN  99.     CM.     [#] 

Universal  Prayer. 

1  Father  of  all,  whose  cares  extend 

To  earth's  remotest  shore, 
Through  every  age  let  praise  ascend, 
And  every  clime  adore. 

2  Let  not  this  weak,  unknowing  hand 

Presume  thy  bolts  to  throw, 
And  deal  destruction  round  the  land, 
On  each  I  judge  thy  foe. 

3  Li  I  am  right,  thy  grace  impart, 

Still  in  the  right  to  stay  ; 
If  I  am  wrong,  O  teach  my  heart 
To  find  that  better  way. 

4  Mean  though  I  am,  not  wholly  so, 

Since  quickened  by  thy  breath  ; 
Lord,  lead  me  wheresoever  I  go, 
Through  this  day's  life  or  death. 

5  This  day  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot : 

All  else  beneath  the  sun 
Thou  knowest  if  best  bestowed  or  not  ;; 
And  let  thy  will  be  done. 

<5  To  thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space, 
Whose  altar,  earth,  sea,  skies, 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise  ; 
All  nature's  incense  rise. 


PKAYER  AND  I'HAISE. 


HYMN  100.     C.  M.     [#] 

Lord's  Prayer. 

1  Father  in  heaven,  thy  sacred  name 

In  hallowed  strains  be  sung  ; 
Thy  kingdom  spread  o'er  all  the  earth — 
Thy  praise  fill  every  tongue. 

2  By  happy  spirits  round  thy  throne, 

As  thy  commands  are  done, 
So  be  thy  perfect  will  obeyed 
By  all  beneath  the  sun. 

3  Our  numerous  wants  are  known  to  thee, 

Who  canst  alone  supply  ; 
O  grant,  each  day,  our  daily  bread, 
Nor  other  good  deny. 

4  Forgive  our  sins,  as  we  forgive 

The  wrongs  that  others  do  ; 
Nor  let  temptations  press  around, 
Lest  we  those  sins  renew. 

5  Thou  art  our  Safety  and  Defence, 

When  dangers  threatening  stand  ; 
O  turn  aside  impending  ills 
With  thy  almighty  hand. 

6  Thy  sceptre  all  creation  sways  ; 

Thy  power  knows  no  control  ; 
Thy  matchless  glory  shall  endure 
While  endless  ages  roll. 
7* 


78  FRAYEU,  KNOWLEDGE, 


HYMN  101.    L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Penitent  Prayer. 

1  Great  God,  whose  all-pervading  eye 

Sees  every  passion  of  my  soul, 
When  sunk  too  low,  or  raised  too  high, 
Teach  ine  those  passions  to  control. 

2  Temper  the  fervours  of  my  frame  ; 

Be  charity  their  constant  spring ; 
And,  O,  let  no  unhallowed  flame 
Pollute  the  sacrifice  I  bring. 

3  Let  peace  with  piety  unite 

To  mend  the  bias  of  my  will, 
While  hope  and  holy  faith  excite, 
And  wisdom  regulates,  my  zeal : 

4  That  wisdom,  which  to  meekness  turns,— 

Wisdom,  descending  from  above ; 
And  let  my  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns, 
Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 


PRAYER,  ENOWL2DGE,  AND  SELF- 
GOVERNMENT. 


HYMN  102.    CM.     O] 

Supplication. 

To  thee,  O  God,  my  prayer  ascends, 
But  not  for  golden  stores ; 


AND  SELF-GO VERNM EXT.  79 

Nor  covet  I  the  brightest  gems 
Which  deck  the  Eastern  shores  ; 

2  Nor  that  deluding,  empty  joy 

Men  call  a  mighty  name  , 
Nor  greatness,  with  its  pride  and  state, 
My  restless  thoughts  inflame  ; 

3  Nor  pleasure's  fascinating  charms 

My  fond  desires  allure  ; 
But  nobler  things  than  these,  from  thee, 
My  wishes  would  secure. 

4  The  faith  and  hope  of  joys  to  come 

My  best  affections  move, — 
Thy  light,  thy  favour,  and  thy  smiles, 
Thine  everlasting  love 

HYMN  103.     C.  M.     [#] 

Value  of  Knowledge. 

1  Shixe  forth,  eternal  Source  of  light, 

And  make  thy  glories  known  ; 
Fill  our  enlarged,  adoring  sight 
With  lustre  all  thy  own. 

2  Vain  are  the  charms,  and  faint  the  rays, 

The  brightest  creatures  boast ; 
And  all  their  grandeur  and  their  praise 
Are  in  thy  presence  lost. 

3  To  know  the  Author  of  our  frame 

Is  our  sublimest  skill  ; 
True  science  is  to  learn  his  name, 
True  life,  to  do  his  will. 


80  PRAYER,  KNOWLEDGE, 

4  For  this  I  long,  for  this  I  pray ; 
This  let  me  still  pursue, 
Till  visions  of  eternal  day 
Fix  and  complete  the  view. 

HYMN  104.     CM.     [bor#] 

Prayer. 

1  Now  may  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies 

Regard  us  when  we  call : 
Tis  he  who  bids  the  vapours  rise, 
And  showers  abundant  fall. 

2  On  thee,  our  God,  we  all  depend 

For  life,  and  health,  and  food  ; 

O  make  refreshing  showers  descend, 

And  crown  the  year  with  good. 

3  The  evil  and  the  just  partake 

These  bounties  of  thy  hand  ; 
Nor  will  a  God  of  love  forsake 
This  long-protected  land. 

4  Let  grace  come  down  like  copious  rain 

On  Zion's  drooping  field  ; 

So  shall  our  souls  revive  again, 

And  fruit  abundant  yield. 

5  Then  smiling  nature  shall  express 

Her  mighty  Maker's  praise, 
And  we,  the  children  of  thy  grace, 
Join  her  harmonious  lays. 


AND  SELF-GOVERNMENT.  81 


HYMN  105.     L.  M.     [#] 

Self-Government. 

1  O  thou,  whose  scales  the  mountains  weigh. 
Whose  will  the  raging  seas  obey, 

Who  canst  the  boisterous  winds  control, 
Subdue  the  tumults  of  my  soul. 

2  May  I  with  equal  mind  sustain 
My  lot  of  pleasure  and  of  pain  ; 
May  joys  and  sorrows  gently  flow, 
Nor  rise  too  high,  nor  sink  too  low. 

3  Do  thou  my  passions,  Lord,  restrain, 
And  in  my  soul  unrivalled  reign  ; 
Then,  with  whatever  loads  oppressed, 
Centred  in  thee,  my  soul  shall  rest. 

HYMN  10G.     S.  M.     [#  ] 

Aspiring  after  God. 

1  My  God,  permit  my  tongue 

This  joy,  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
And  let  my  earnest  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine  : 

2  For  life,  without  thy  love, 

No  relish  can  afford  ; 
No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this, — 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

3  To  thee  I'll  lift  my  hands, 

And  praise  thee  while  I  live  ; 
Not  all  that  earth  and  sense  can  yield, 
So  pure  a  pleasure  give. 


82  PRAYER,  KNOWLEDGE,  &,C. 

4  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies ; 
And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

5  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 

My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 
I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

HYMN  107.     L.   M.     [#] 

Prayer  for  Blessings. 

1  In  thee,  thou  all-sufficient  God, 

The  springs  of  happiness  arise, 
That  cheer  this  howling  waste  below, 
And  bless  the  mansions  of  the  skies. 

2  We,  the  productions  of  thy  power, 

And  pensioners  upon  thy  love, 
Look  to  thy  throne  with  longing  eyes, 
And  wait  thy  blessings  from  above. 

3  Protect  die  young  from  every  snare, 

And  let  thy  staff  support  the  old  ; 
Relieve  ithe  poor, — nor  let  the  rich 
Have  a!  their  heritage  in  gold. 

4  Let  joyful  souls  still  taste  thy  grace  ; 

Give  to  the  mourners  heavenly  day ; 
Sustain  the  strong  ;  and  quick  revive 
The  withering  plants  from  their  decay. 


PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP        83 


HYMN  10S.     10s.  M.     [«*] 

Divine  Light  implored. 

1  O  thou,  whose  power  o'er  moving  worlds  pre- 

sides, 
Whose  voice  created,  and  whose  wisdom  guides, 
On  darkling  man,  in  pure  effulgence  shine, 
And  cheer  the  clouded  mind  with  light  divine. 

2  'Tis  thine  alone  to  calm  the  pious  breast 
With  silent  confidence  and  holy  rest : 

From  thee,  great  God,  we  spring,  to  thee  we 

tend  ; 
Path,  Motive,  Guide,  Original,  and  End. 


PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN   109.     H.  If.     [*] 

Delight  in  Public  Worship. 

1  Lord  of  the  worlds  above, 

How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 

Thine  earthly  temples,  are  ! 
To  thine  abode  my  heart  aspires, 
With  warm  desires  to  see  my  God. 

2  O  happy  souls  that  pray 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear  ! 


84        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

O  happy  men  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there  ! 
They  praise  thee  still ;  and  happy  they 
Who  love  the  way  to  Zion's  hill/ 

3  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears : 
O  glorious  seat,  when  God,  our  King, 
Shall  thither  brins;  our  willing;  feet ! 


HYMN  110.     C.  M.     [*] 

Close  of  Service. 

1  Come,  all  ye  saints  that  love  the  Lord, 

With  melody  divine, 
Tune  every  harp  in  sweet  accord, 
And  all  in  concert  join. 

2  Proclaim  abroad  your  sacred  joy 

To  earth's  remotest  bounds  ; 
In  heavenly  notes  your  tongues  employ, 
In  symphony  of  sounds. 

3  Let  every  doubt  and  slavish  fear 

Be  banished  from  the  mind  ; 
While  joyful  songs  our  spirits  cheer, 
We'll  trust  the  Lord  is  kind. 

4  Then  let  our  joyful  songs  abound, 

And  every  tear  be  dry  ; 
We'll  travel  through  ImmanuePs  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 


PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN  111.     L.  M.     [#] 

Opening  of  Service. 

1  O  God  of  grace,  before  thy  throne, 

Thy  suppliants  bow  with  holy  fear  ; 
Those  thou  art  pleased  to  call  thy  own 
Invoke  thy  sacred  presence  here. 

2  Kind  Source  of  light,  thy  blessing  grant ; 

Bestow  on  us  thy  cheering  rays ; 
Supply  our  varied  mental  want, 

And  thus  inspire  our  hearts  to  praise. 

3  Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above, 

To  dissipate  the  darksome  gloom ; 
Sweet  emanation  of  thy  love, 
To  these  desiring  bosoms  come. 

4  Give  to  thy  word  successful  course, 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  thy  name  ; 
May  truth  exhibit  all  her  force, 
And  put  the  lying  lip  to  shame. 

5  And,  while  we  worship  at  thy  feet, 

Where  prostrate  angels  do  adore, 
Give  us  in  fellowship  to  meet, 

To  sing  thy  grace,  and  speak  thy  power. 

HYMN  112.     L.  M.     [#] 

God's  Assistance  in  Worship. 

1  Grant  us  a  visit,  dearest  Lord, 

In  gentle  streams  of  grace  descend  ; 
Open  the  treasures  of  thy  word, 
From  everv  sin  thy  church  defend. 
8 


86        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

2  Thy  branches  bend,  thou  living  Vine, 

Clusters  of  fruit  to  us  impart : 
O  may  our  joys  be  all  divine, 

May  heavenly  love  fill  every  heart ! 

3  In  unity  may  we  abound, 

Thy  wTisdom  with  our  zeal  combine, 
And  joyful  sing  on  heavenly  ground, 
And  keep  the  golden  path  divine. 

4  O  may  our  worship,  Lord,  to-day, 

Accepted  be  in  Jesus'  name  ; 
Whether  we  preach,  or  sing,  or  pray, 
May  love  be  all  the  sacred  flame. 

HYMN  113.     CM.     [#] 

Prayer. 

1  O  thou,  whose  power  the  mountains  formed, 

And  made  the  sea  its  bed  ; 
Who  sat  the  raging  waves  their  bound, 
And  all  their  caverns  hid  ; 

2  The  mountains  thy  commands  obey  ; 

The  seas  thy  power  confess ; 
Thou  dost  their  caverns  deep  survey, 
And  every  dark  recess. 

3  O'er  mountains  of  our  sins,  O  Lord, 

Wilt  thou  thy  hand  extend, 
And  to  thy  gracious,  pardoning  word, 
Their  lofty  summits  bend. 

4  And,  o'er  the  raging  seas  of  guilt, 

May  thy  rich  grace  abound, 


PRAYER  AND   PUBLIC   WORSHIP.  67 

While  in  the  blood  which  Jesus  spilt 
Each  angry  wave  is  drowned. 

5  In  darkest  caverns  of  die  heart 
Wilt  thou  thy  light  display, 
And  to  the  mental  eye  impart 
Thy  own  eternal  day. 

HYMN  114.     C.  M.     O] 

Prayer. 

1  Lord,  from  thy  holy  hill  descend, 

And  bless  thy  children  here  ; 
From  doubts  and  unbelief  defend, 
And  banish  all  our  fear. 

2  May  sacred  streams  from  thy  right  hand 

Flow  gently  in  our  way ; 
And,  by  thine  all-preserving  hand, 
Forbid  our  feet  to  stray. 

3  With  single  eyes  may  we  behold 

The  beauties  of  thy  grace  ; 
To  us  thy  mysteries  unfold; 
Reveal  thy  lovely  face. 

4  O  make  this  day  a  jubilee, 

Make  knowm  thy  sacred  word  ; 

From  bondage  set  thy  captives  free, 

That  they  may  love  diee,  Lord. 

HYMN  115.     H.  M.     [#] 

Success  of  the  Oospel. 
1  Great  God,  to  thee  we  pray  ; 
Show  thy  refulgent  face, 


SS        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

Sinners  convert  to  thee, 

And  save  them  by  thy  grace  • 
The  gospel  to  all  nations  send. 
And  let  them  know  the  sinner's  Friend. 

2  When  thoughtless  mortals  feel 

The  great  Jehovah's  rod, 
Then  to  their  souls  reveal 

The  mercy  of  a  God  : 
The  gospel  to  all  nations  send, 
And  let  them  know  the  sinner's  Friend. 

3  Turn  the  self-righteous  train 

From  their  delusive  dreams ; 
Cause  them  to  fly  from  sin, 

And  wash  in  Calvary's  streams  : 
The  gospel  to  all  nations  send, 
And  let  them  know  the  sinner's  Friend. 


HYMN  116.     7's.M.     [tfor  b] 

Prayer  for  young  Persons. 

1  Now  may  fervent  prayer  arise, 
Winged  with  faith,  and  reach  the  skies ; 
Fervent  prayer  will  bring  us  down 
Gracious  answers  from  the  throne. 

2  Let  the  minds  of  all  our  youth 
Feel  the  force  of  sacred  truth  ; 
While  the  gospel  call  they  hear, 
May  they  learn  to  love  and  fear. 

3  Where  thou  hast  thy  work  begun, 
Give  new  strength  the  race  to  run ; 
Scatter  darkness,  clouds,  and  fears  r 
Wipe  away  the  mourner's  tears. 


PRAYKR  AND   PUBlJfC   WORSHIP.  39 

4  Bless  us  all,  both  old  and  young  ; 
Call  forth  praise  from  every  tongue  ; 
Let  the  whole  assembly  prove 
All  thy  power  and  all  thy  love. 

HYMN  117.     8&7's.  M.     [b] 

Fount  of  Blessings. 

1  Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 

Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace  ; 
Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

2  Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above  ; 
Sacred  mount,  O  fix  me  on  it, — 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

3  Here  I  find  my  richest  treasure  ; 

Hither  by  thy  grace  I'm  come, 
And  I  hope,  by  thy  good  pleasure, 
Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 

4  Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God  ; 
He,  to  save  my  soul  from  danger, 
Interposed  his  precious  blood. 

5  O,  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily  I'm  constrained  to  be  ! 
Let  thy  grace,  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 
Bind  my  wandering  soul  to  thee, 

6  Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it, 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  of  love  ; 

S* 


90  PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP 

Here's  my  heart,  Lord,  take  and  seal  it, — 
Seal  it  for  thy  courts  above. 

HYMN  118.     CM.     [#] 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Great  God  of  grace,  arise,  and  shine 

With  beams  of  heavenly  light ; 
From  this  dark  world  of  sin  dispel 
The  long  and  doleful  night. 

2  Let  no  inferior  being  share 

The  honours  due  to  thee  ; 
May  every  nation  know  thy  name. 
And  thy  salvation  see. 

0  No  more  may  persecution  dare 

To  lift  her  iron  rod  ; 
No  longer  shed  the  blood  of  saints, 
And  plead  a  zeal  for  God. 

4  With  all  its  pure  and  native  light, 

Lord,  may  thy  gospel  shine  ; 
May  error  fly  like  noxious  mists 
Before  this  light  divine. 

5  While  heavenly  truth  her  charms  reveals, 

May  love  each  breast  inspire  ; 
Nor  one  base  passion  ever  mix, 
To  quench  this  sacred  fire. 

HYMN  119.     L.  M.     [#] 

Uncharitable  Judgment. 

1  Omniscient  God,  'tis  thine  to  know 
The  springs  whence  wrong  opinions  flow ; 


PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.        91 

To  judge  from  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 

2  Who  with  another's  eye  can  read, 
Or  worship  by  another's  creed  ? 
Revering  thy  command  alone, 
We  humbly  seek  and  use  our  own. 

3  If  wrong,  forgive  ;  accept,  if  right, 
Whilst,  faithful,  we  obey  our  light, 
And,  judging  none,  are  zealous  still 
To  follow,  as  to  learn,  thy  will. 

4  When  shall  our  happy  eyes  behold 
Thy  people,  fashioned  in  thy  mould  ? 
And  charity  our  kindred  prove 
Derived  from  thee,  O  God  of  love  ? 

HYMN  120.     S.  M.     [#] 

Gospel  Worship  and  Order. 

1  Great  is  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
He  makes  the  church  his  blest  abode, 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  Far  as  thy  name  is  known, 

The  world  declares  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell, 
Compass  and  view  thy  holy  ground^ 
And  mark  the  building  well, — 


92  PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

4  The  order  of  thy  house, 

The  woiohip  of  thy  court, 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, 
And  make  a  fair  report. 

5  How  decent,  and  how  wise  ! 

How  glorious  to  behold  ! 
Beyond  the  pomr  mat  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorned  with  gold, 

6  The  God  we  worship  now 

Will  guide  us  till  wre  die  ; 
Will  be  our  Guide  whilst  here  below, 
Our  God  above  the  sky. 

HYMN  121.    H.  It     O] 

Close  of  Service. 

1  Kind  Lord,  before  thy  face 

Again,  with  joy,  we  bow, 
For  all  the  gifts  and  grace 

Thou  dost  on  us  bestow  : 
Our  tongues  would  all  thy  love  proclaim, 
Aud  chant  the  honours  of  thy  name. 

2  Here,  in  thine  earthly  house, 

Our  joyful  souls  have  met ; 
Here  paid  our  solemn  vows, 

And  felt  our  union  sweet  : 
For  this  our  tongues  thy  love  proclaim, 
And  chant  the  honours  of  thy  name. 

3  Thy  truth,  like  ointment  shed, 

Hath  breathed  a  choice  perfume  } 
Thy  light,  divinely  spread, 

Hath  broke  the  darksome  gloom  : 


PRAYER  AND   PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  9o 

For  this  our  tongues  thy  love  proclaim, 
And  chant  the  honours  of  thy  name. 

4  Now  may  we  dwell  in  peace 
Till  here  again  we  come  ; 
And  may  our  love  increase 

Till  thou  shalt  guide  us  home  : 
Then  shall  our  tongues  thy  love  proclaim, 
And  chant  the  honours  of  thy  name. 

HYMN  122.     b&7s.  M.     [*-] 

Close  of  Service. 

1  Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing  ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace  : 
O,  refresh  us,  &;c. 
Travelling  through  this  wilderness  ! 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound  ! 
Ever  faithful,  &c. 
To  the  truth  may  we  be  found  ! 

3  So,  whefie'er  the  signal's  given, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away, 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven, 
Glad  the  summons  to  obey, 
May  we  ever,  &c. 
Reign  with  Christ  in  endless  day  ! 


94        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN  123.     S.  M.     [#] 

Close  of  Service. 

1  To  God,  the  only  wise. 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 

Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 

Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  By  his  unfailing  love, 

His  counsel,  and  his  care, 
Displayed  in  mercy  from  above, 
He  guards  from  every  snare. 

3  He  will  present  our  souls, 

Unblemished  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  There  all  his  numerous  sons 

Shall  meet  around  his  throne, 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 

And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  God,  the  only  wise, 

All  majesty  belongs  ; 
And  be  his  power  and  grace  adored 
In  everlasting  songs  ! 

HYMN  124.     H.  M.     [#  or  b] 

Confidence  in  God. 

1  Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes ; 
From  God  is  all  my  aid, — 
The  God  that  built  the  skies, 
And  eardi  and  nature  made  : 


PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP-       95 

God  is  the  Tower 
To  which  I  fly  ; 
His  grace  is  nigh 

In  every  hour. 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  Guard  and  Guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears  : 
Those  wakeful  eyes, 
That  never  sleep, 
Shall  Israel  keep 
When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 

Nor  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  take  my  health  away 
If  God  be  with  me  there  : 
Thou  art  my  Sun, 
And  thou  my  Shade, 
To  guard  my  head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 

To  save  my  soul  from  death  ? 
And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath  : 
I'll  go  and  come, 
Nor  fear  to  die, 
Till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  home* 


96        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN  125.     S.  M.     [#] 

Praise  for  Mercies. 

1  O  bless  the  Lord,  our  souls, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

2  Tis  he  forgives  our  sins  ; 

'Tis  he  relieves  our  pain  ; 
*Tis  he  that  heals  our  sicknesses, 
And  gives  us  strength  again. 

3  He  crowns  our  lives  with  love, 

When  rescued  from  the  grave  ; 
He,  who  redeems  our  souls  from  death, 
From  every  ill  can  save. 

4  He  fills  the  poor  with  good  ; 

He  gives  the  sufferers  rest ; 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud. 
And  grace  for  the  oppressed. 

5  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known, 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  anointed  Son. 

HYMN  126.     L.  M.     [*] 

Sabbatic  Rest. 

!   Lord  of  the  Sabbath,  hear  our  vows, 
On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thy  house ; 
And  let  our  songs  and  worship  rise 
Like  grateful  incense  to  the  skies. 


PRAYER  AND   PL'BLIC   WORSHIP.  07 

2  Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  low  ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 

To  that  our  labouring  souls  aspire, 
With  ardent  and  with  strong  desire 

3  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 

Nor  sin,  nor  death,  shall  reach  the  place  ; 
Xo  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

4  Xo  rude  alarms,  no  raging  foes, 
To  interrupt  the  long  repose  ; 

Xo  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
To  veil  the  bright,  eternal  noon. 

f»   O  long-expected  day,  begin  ! 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  death  and  sin  ! 
Fain  would  we  quit  this  weary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  to  rest  with  God. 

HYMN  127.     L.  M.     [#'] 

Annual  Convention. 

1  Dear  Lord,  behold  thy  servants,  here, 

From  various  parts,  together  meet, 
To  tell  their  labours  through  the  year, 
And  lay  the  harvest  at  thy  feet. 

2  In  thy  wide  fields  and  vineyards,  Lord, 

We've  toiled  and  wrought  with  watchful  care; 
Thy  wheat  hath  flourished  by  thy  word, 
Thy  love  consumed  the  choking  tare. 

3  The  reapers  cry,  Thy  fields  are  white, 

And  ready  to  be  gathered  in  ; 
9 


93        PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

The  labourer  shouts,  with  sweet  delight, 
This  is  the  day  to  finish  sin  ! 

4  Lord,  bless  us  while  we  here  remain  ; 

With  holy  love  thy  servants  fill ; 
O  may  thy  doctrine  drop  like  rain, 
And  like  the  silent  dew  distil. 

5  While  we  attend  thy  churches'  care, 

O  grant  us  wisdom  from  above  ; 
With  cautious  steps  and  humble  prayer, 
May  we  fulfil  the  works  of  love. 

HYMN  128.    L.  M.     [#] 

Wheie  Multitudes  meet. 

1  Now  multitudes  assembled  are, 

To  bow  before  their  Maker's  throne  ; 
O  may  the  Lord  our  souls  prepare, 
And  make,  us  all  in  union  one. 

2  Oft,  when  our  Saviour  dwelt  below, 

He  preached  where  great  assemblies  were  ; 
Then  did  his  word  like  waters  flow  ; 
He  made  the  multitude  his  care. 

3  No  soul  unfed  did  Christ  dismiss. 

But  gave  a  full  supply  of  food  : 
His  power  is  still  the  same  to  bless, 
And  his  provisions  rich  and  good. 

4  May  Jesus  rise  in  every  heart, 

With  healing  mercies  in  his  wings  ; 
The  bread  of  life  to  all  impart, — 
The  grace  which  full  salvation  brings. 


PRAYER  AND  PITBLIC  WORSHIP.  99 

HYMN  129.     L.  M.     [*] 

Public  Worship. 

1  For  thee,  O  God,  our  constant  praise 

In  Zion  waits,  thy  chosen  seat ; 
Our  promised  altars  there  we'll  raise, 
And  all  our  zealous  vows  complete. 

2  O  thou,  who  to  my  humble  prayer 

Didst  always  bend  thy  listening  ear, 
To  thee  shall  all  mankind  repair, 
And  at  thy  gracious  throne  appear. 

3  Our  sins,  though  numberless,  in  vain 

To  stop  thy  flowing  mercy  try ; 

For  thou  wilt  cleanse  the  guilty  stain, 

And  wash  away  the  crimson  dye. 

4  Blest  is  the  man,  who,  near  thee  placed, 

Within  thy  sacred  dwelling  lives  ; 
Whilst  we  at  humbler  distance  taste 
The  vast  delight  thy  worship  gives. 

HYMN  130.     L.  M.     [#] 

Pleasures  of  Worship. 
1   How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are  2 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints 
To  meet  and  worship  with  thy  saints. 

2  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high 
Around  thy  throne  of  majesty ; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 


100      PRAYER  AND  PUBLJC  WORSHIP. 

3  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

4  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  : 

God  is  their  Strength,  and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  Helper,  God. 

5  Cheerful  they  walk,  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length  ; 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

HYMN  131.     S.  M.     [*] 

Solemn  Call  to  Praise. 

1  Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 

And  hymns  of  glory  sing  ; 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknowrn  ; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound  ; 
The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne  ; 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord  : 
We  are  his  work,  and  his  alone  ; 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  more  provoke  his  rod ; 


PRAYER  AND   PUBLIC   WORSHIP.  101 

Come,  make  his  heavenly  paths  your  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  Thus  you  the  joys  will  share, 
Which  from  devotion  rise  ; 
And  heavenly  grace  your  souls  prepare 
For  bliss  that  never  dies. 

HYMN  132.     L.  M.     [#] 

Joys  of  God's  House. 

1  Great  God,  attend,  while  Zion  sings 
The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs  : 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  me  to  desert  thy  door. 

3  All  needful  grace  wilt  thou  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too  ; 
Thy  hand  gives  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

1  O  God,  my  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey, 
Display  thy  grace,  exert  thy  power, 
Till  all  on  earth  thy  name  adore. 

HYMN  133.     C.  P.  M.     [#] 

Attendance  on  Worship. 

1  I'll  bless  Jehovah's  glorious  name, 
Wliose  goodness  heaven  and  earth  proclaim, 
9* 


102  PRAYER  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

With  every  morning  light ; 
And,  at  the  close  of  every  day, 
To  him  my  cheerful  homage  pay, 

Who  guards  me  through  the  night. 

2  Then  in  his  churches  to  appear, 
And  pay  my  humble  worship  there, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ : 
The  day  that  saw  my  Saviour  rise 
Shall  dawn  on  my  delighted  eyes 

With  pure  and  holy  joy. 

3  W^ith  grateful  sorrow  in  my  breast, 
I'll  celebrate  the  dying  feast 

Of  my  exalted  Lord  ; 
And,  while  his  perfect  love  I  view, 
His  bright  example  I'll  pursue, 

And  meditate  his  word. 

HYMN  134.     6  1.  L.  M.     [#] 

Lord's  Day  Morning. 

I   Great  God,  this  sacred  day  of  thine 
Demands  our  souls'  collected  powers; 
May  we  employ  in  woik  divine 

These  solemn,  these  devoted  hours  ! 
O  may  our  souls  adoring  own 
The  grace  which  calls  us  to  thy  throne  ! 

2   Hence,  ye  vain  cares  and  trifles,  fly  ; 

Where  God  resides  appear  no  more  : 
Omniscient  God,  thy  piercing  eye 

Can  every  secret  thought  explore ; 
O  may  thy  grace  our  hearts  refine, 
And  fix  our  thoughts  on  things  divine ! 


NATIVITY  OF  JESUS.  103 


3  The  word  of  life,  dispensed  to-day, 
Invites  us  to  a  heavenly  feast ; 
May  every  ear  the  call  obey, 

Be  every  heart  an  humble  guest : 
O  bid  the  wretched  sons  of  need 
On  soul-reviving  dainties  feed  ! 


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NATIVITY   CF   JESUS. 


HYMN  135.     C.  M.     [*] 

Angelic  Message. 

1  What  sudden  glories  did  surprise 

Shepherds  who  watched  their  fold  ! 
A  heavenly  form  salutes  their  eyes, 
Arrayed  in  shining  gold  ! 

2  'Twas  night,  and  gloomy  darkness  hung 

Over  the  lands  afar  ; 
Shepherds  in  pensive  numbers  sung, 
Or  watched  the  twinkling  star. 

ft  Deep  musing  on  the  prophecies 
Of  glories  then  to  come, 
With  glimmering  hopes  and  longing  eyes, 
They  of  Messiah  sung. 

4   Behold,  the  tidings,  which  we  bring 
To  you  of  heavenly  grace, 
Are  of  your  long-expected  King, 
The  Saviour  of  your  race.. 


104  NATIVITY  OF  JESUS. 

5  Today  is  born,  in  Bethlehem, 
The  long-expected  Light, 
To  rule  the  New  Jerusalem, 
And  turn  to  day  the  night. 

HYMN  13G.     C.  M.     [#] 

Angel's  Song. 

1  Shepherds,  rejoice  ;  lift  up  your  eyes, 

And  send  your  feres  away ; 
News  from  the  region  of  the  skies — 
The  Saviour's  born  to-day  ! 

2  No  gold,  nor  purple  swaddling  bands, 

Nor  royal,  shining  things  ; 
A  manger  for  his  cradle  stands, 
And  holds  the  King  of  kings  ! 

3  Thus  Gabriel  sang — and  straight  around 

The  heavenly  armies  throng  : 
They  tune  their  harps  to  lofty  sound, 
And  thus  conclude  the  song  : — 

4  Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above  ; 

Let  peace  abound  on  earth  ; 
Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love, 
At  their  Redeemer's  birth. 

HYMN  137.     H.  M.     [#] 

Christ's  Birth  proclaimed. 
1   H^rk  !  what  celestial  notes, 
What  melody,  we  hear  ! 
Soft  on  the  morn  it  floats, 
And  fills  the  ravished  ear. 


N.vrn  ITI  OF  JK  iUS-  105 

The  tuneful  shell. 
Tlie  golden  lyre, 
And  vocal  choir, 

The  concert  svveU. 

Angelic  hosts  descend, 

With  harmony  divine  ; 
Sec,  how  from  heaven  they  bend, 
And  in  full  chorus  join  ! 
Fear  not,  say  they ; 
Great  joy  we  bring  : 
Jesus,  your  King, 
Is  born  to-day. 

Glory  to  God  on  high ! 

Ye  mortals,  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 
To  earth's  remotest  bound  ! 
For  peace  on  earth, 
From  God  in  heaven, 
To  man  is  given, 
At  Jesus'  birth. 


HYMN  138.     P.  M.     [if  J 

The  Nativity. 

1  No  war  nor  battle's  sound 
Was  heard  the  world  around  ; 

No  hostile  chiefs  to  furious  combat  ran  ; 
But  peaceful  was  the  night, 
In  which  the  Prince  of  light 

His  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 

2  The  shepherds  on  the  lawn, 
Before  the  point  of  dawn, 


106  NATIVITY  OF  JESUS. 

In  social  circle  sat ;  while,  all  around, 

The  gentle,  fleecy  brood 

Or  cropped  the  flowery  food, 
Or  slept,  or  sported  on  the  verdant  ground. 

3  When,  lo,  with  ravished  ears, 
Each  swain  delighted  hears 

Sweet  music,  offspring  of  no  mortal  hand ; 
Divinely-warbled  voice, 
Answering  the  stringed  noise, 

With  blissful  rapture  charmed  the  listening  band 

4  Hail,  hail,  auspicious  morn  ! 
The  Sav'»our  Christ  is  born  ! 

Such  was  the  raptured  seraph's  song  sublime. 

Glory  to  God  in  heaven  ! 

To  man  sweet  peace  be  given, 
Sweet  peace  and  friendship,  to  the  end  of  time  ! 

HYMN  139.     C.  M.     [#] 

Behold,  he  comes. 

1  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 

Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue  ; 
His  new-discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, — 

God's  own  anointed  Son  ; 
His  power  the  sinking  world  sustains, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  heaven  proclaim  the  joyful  day, 

Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 


NATIVITY  OF  JESUS  107 

4  With  joy  lift  up  your  wondering  eyes, 
Ye  islands  of  the  sea  ; 
Ye  mountains,  sink  ;   ye  valleys,  rise 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

HYMN  140.  S.M.     [■*] 

The  Lord  is  come. 

1  Joy  to  the  world  below — 

The  Lord  himself  is  come  ! 
Let  mighty  kings  before  him  bow, 
And  monarchs  give  him  room. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth  he  brings, 

And  angels  shout  his  praise  ; 
Let  every  soul  an  anthem  sing 
In  heaven-inspiring  lays. 

3  Far  as  the  curse  is  found, 

He  makes  his  blessings  flow ; 
Thorns  shall  no  more  infest  the  ground 
Nor  man  his  sorrows  know. 

4  He  rules  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

HYMN  111.     CM.     [*] 

Christmas. 

1  Jehovah  spake,  and  Gabriel  sped, 
Upborne  on  wings  of  light ; 
Celestial  glory  round  him  spread, 
And  changed  to  day  the  niffliL 


JOS  NATIVITY  OF  JESUS. 

2  Swift  down  to  earth  the  herald  flew, 

From  God's  eternal  throne  ; 
His  shining  robe>  of  rainbow  hue, 
The  stars,  moon,  sun,  outshone. 

3  The  voice  of  Love  was  heard  on  high, 

Loud  anthems  rolled  around  ; 
i      Ten  thousand  angels  left  the  sky 
To  chant  salvation's  sound. 

4  From  Zion's  hill  to  worlds  above 

Re-echoed  back  the  strain, 
And  golden  harps,  attuned  to  love, 
Thus  swept  Ephratah's  plain  ;-  — 

5  He  comes  !  the  mighty  Saviour  comes  ! 

Good  will,  peace,  joy,  prevail ; 
Glad  tidings  shout ;  prepare  him  room  ; 
Hail,  glorious  Saviour,  hail ! 

6  Wide  o'er  the  world  thy  sceptre  sway, 

Till  nations  prostrate  fall ; 
Kings,  princes,  men,  thy  law  obey, 
And  crown  thee  Lord  of  all. 

HYMN  142.     L.  M.     [#] 

Christmas. 

1  Worthy  the  Lamb  of  boundless  sway, 

In  earth  and  heaven  the  Lord  of  all ; 
Ye  princes,  rulers,  powers,  obey, 
And  low  before  his  sceptre  fall. 

2  The  deed  was  done  ;  the  Lamb  was  slain ; 

The  groaning  earth  the  burthen  bore  : 
He  rose,  he  lives, — he  lives  to  reign, 

Nor  time's  strong  arm  shall  shake  his  power. 


NATIVITY  OF  JESUS.  109 

Riches,  and  all  that  decks  the  great, 
From  worlds  unnumbered  hither  bring ; 

The  tribute  pour  before  his  seat. 
And  hail  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 

From  heaven,  from  earth,  loud  bursts  of  praise 
The  mighty  blessings  shall  proclaim, — 

Blessings  that  earth  to  glory  raise  : 
Awake,  each  soul,  and  shout  his  fame. 

HYMN  143.     S.M.     [#] 

Birth  of  Christ. 

1   Behold,  the  grace  appears, 
The  blessing  promised  long  ; 
Angels  announce  the  Saviour  near 
In  this  triumphant  song  ; — 

2  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth  ; 
Good  will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
At  the  Redeemer's  birth. 

3  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues  ; 
With  the  celestial  host  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs. 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good  will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth. 
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1  10  .NATIVITY  OF  JESUS. 


HYMN   144.    C.  P.  M.     O] 

Christmas  Hymn. 

1  O  let  your  mingling  voices  rise 
In  grateful  rapture  to  the  skies, 

And  hail  a  Saviour's  birth  : 
Let  songs  of  joy  the  day  proclaim, 
When  Jesus  all-triumphant  came 

To  bless  the  sons  of  earth. 

2  He  came  to  bid  the  weary  rest, 

To  heal  the  sinner's  wounded  breast, 

To  bind  the  broken  heart, 
To  spread  the  light  of  truth  around, 
And  to  the  world's  remotest  bound 

The  heavenly  gift  impart. 

3  He  came  our  trembling  souls  to  save 
From  sin,  from  sorrow,  and  the  grave, 

And  chase  our  fears  away  ; 
Victorious  over  death  and  time, 
To  lead  us  to  a  happier  clime, 

Where  reigns  eternal  day. 

HYMN  145.     C.  M.     [#] 

Joy  to  the  World. 

1  Joy  to  the  world — the  Lord  is  come  ! 

Let  earth  receive  her  King  ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth — the  Saviour  reigns  ! 

Let  men  their  songs  employ  ; 


NATIVITY  OF  JESUS.  1  I  1 

While  fields,  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  ;nd  plains. 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground  ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow' 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  gra* 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 


HYMN  146.     S.  M.     [*] 

Birth  of  Christ. 

1  The  Prince  of  peace  is  come  ! 

Ye  nations,  shout  and  sing  ; 
Let  men  and  angels  join  their  srngs, 
To  hail  this  glorious  King. 

2  Light  of  the  world,  he  comes  ! 

The  blind  receive  their  sight ; 
The  mind  now  feels  his  glad'ning  ray, 

And  all  within  is  light. 

3  Evangelist  divine  ! 

He  makes  the  gospel  known  : 

The  poor  the  joyful  tidings  hear, 

And  their  great  Prophet  own. 

4  Whilst,  gracious  God,  I  hear 

Thy  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
May  my  glad  heart,  my  tongue,  my  life, 
Be  all  obedience  found. 


112  NATIVITY    OF  JESUS. 


HYMN  147.     C.  M.     [#] 

Christ's  Ministry. 

1  Har:  !  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes,- 

Tie  Saviour  promised  long  ! 
Letsveiy  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
/nd  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him  the  spirit,  largely  poured, 

Exerts  its  sacred  fire  ; 
Wsdom,  and  might,  and  zeal,  and  love, 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  Fe  comes  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray, 
;nd  on  the  eye,  oppressed  with  night, 
I  To  pour  celestial  day. 

4  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure, 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
To  bless  the  humble  poor. 

<  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  peace, 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim, 
And  earth's  remotest  regions  sound 
Thine  all-sufficient  name. 

HYMN  148.     CM.     [*] 

Redeemer's  Birth. 

1   Glory  to  God  on  high  be  given, 
For  peace  to  earth  is  brought ; 
Good  will  to  wretched,  dying  men, 
Surpassing  human  thought. 


NATIVITY  OF  JESUS.  113 

2  The  time  foietold  by  heaven  is  come, — 
The  year  of  jubilee  ; 
The  day  which  kings  and  saints  so  long, 
So  much  desired  to  see. 

?j  He's  come  !  the  mighty  Saviour's  come  ! 
Hear  and  rejoice,  O  earth  ; 
Let  every  tongue,  the  globe  around, 
Hail  the  Redeemer's  birth. 

4  To  universal  empire  born, 

The  charge  he  well  sustains  : 
Nations,  rejoice  !  the  mighty  Lord, 
Your  King,  Messiah,  reigns. 

HYMN  149.     L.  M.     [#] 

Glories  of  Christ. 

1  Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  : 
Awake,  my  soul,  awake,  my  tongue ; 
Hosanna  to  Jehovah's  name, 

And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  The  spacious  earth,  and  spreading  flood, 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  powerful  God  ; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

3  But  in  thy  Son  a  glory  shines, 
Drawn  out  in  far  superior  lines ; 
The  lustre  of  redeeming  grace 
Outshines  the  beams  of  nature's  face. 

4  Grace,  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme ; 
Mv  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name  ; 

10* 


I  14  NATIVITY  OF  JESUS. 

Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound  ; 
Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground. 

5  O  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face, — 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold  ! 

HYMN  150.     8&7s.M.     [#] 

Blessings  of  Christ. 

1  Come,  thou  long-expected  Jesus, 

Born  to  set  thy  people  free, 
From  our  fears  and  sins  release  us ; 

Let  us  find  our  rest  in  thee  : 
Israel's  Strength  and  Consolation, 

Hope  of  all  our  souls  thou  art ; 
Dear  Desire  of  every  nation, 

Joy  of  every  longing  heart. 

2  Born  thy  people  to  deliver, 

Born  a  Child — and  yet  a  King  ; 
Born  to  reign  in  us  forever, 

Now  thy  precious  kingdom  bring  : 
By  thine  own  eternal  Spirit, 

Rule  in  all  our  hearts  alone  ; 
By  thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Raise  us  to  thy  glorious  throne. 


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CHARACTERS     OF    CHRIST. 


HYMN  15 J.     L.  M.     [#] 

Beauties  of  the  Saviour. 

I  When  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell 
What  beauties  in  my  Saviour  dwell, 
Where  he  is  gone  they  fain  would  know, 
Tiiat  they  might  seek  and  love  him  too. 

I  Mj  blest  Redeemer  keeps  his  throne 
On  hills  of  light  in  worlds  unknown ; 
But  he  descends,  and  shows  his  face 
In  the  young  gardens  of  his  grace. 

\  He  has  engrossed  my  warmest  love  ; 
JVo  earthly  charms  my  soul  can  move  : 
I  have  a  mansion  in  his  heart, 
Nor  life  nor  death  can  make  us  part. 

O,  ma/  my  spirit  daily  rise 
On  wings  of  faith  above  the  skies  ; 
Till  deah  shall  make  my  last  remove, 
To  dwe'l  forever  with  my  Love. 

HYMN  152.     L.  M     [a] 

Christ  and  his  Church. 

The  King  of  saints,  how  fair  his  face, 
Adorned  wth  majesty  and  grace  ! 
He  conies  vith  blessings  from  above, 
And  wins  the  nations  to  his  love. 


lit)  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

2  At  his  right  hand  our  eyes  behold 
The  queen  arrayed  in  purest  gold  ; 
The  world  admires  her  heavenly  dress, 
Her  robe  of  joy  and  righteousness. 

3  O  happy  hour,  when  thou  shalt  rise 
To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies, 
And  all  thy  sons  (a  numerous  train) 
Each  like  a  prince  in  glory  reign  ! 

4  Let  endless  honours  crown  his  head  ; 
Let  every  age  his  praises  spread  ; 
While  we,  with  cheerful  songs,  approve 
The  condescensions  of  his  love. 

HYMN  153.     L.  M.     [#] 

Christ  the  Beloved. 

1  The  wondering  wTorld  inquires  to  know 
Why  I  should  love  my  Jesus  so  : 
What  are  his  charms,  say  they,  above 
The  objects  of  a  mortal  love  ? 

2  Yes,  my  Beloved,  to  my  sight, 
Displays  a  mixture  red  and  white ; 
All  human  beauties,  all  divine, 

In  my  Redeemer  meet  and  shine. 

3  White  is  his  soul,  from  blemish  free  ; 
Red  with  the  blood  he  shed  for  me  ; 
The  fairest  of  ten  thousand  fairs, 

A  sun  amongst  ten  thousand  stars. 

4  All  over  glorious  is  my  Lord  ; 

He  must  be  loved,  and  yet  adored ; 

His  worth  if  all  the  nations  knew, 

Sure  the  whole  earth  would  love  him  too. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHHIST.  117 


HYMN   154.     L.  M.     [*] 

Corner-Stone. 

1  Lo,  what  a  precious  Corner-Stone 

The  Jewish  builders  did  refuse  ! 
But  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
And  blessed  the  Gentiles  with  the  Jews. 

2  Great  God,  the  work  is  all  divine, 

The  joy  and  wonder  of  our  eyes  ! 
This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  thine, — 
The  day  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 

o  Sinners,  rejoice,  and,  saints,  be  glad  ; 
Hosanna,  let  his  name  be  blest ; 
A  thousand  honours  on  his  head, 

With  peace,  and  light  and  dory  rest ! 

4  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  to  our  sinful  race  ; 
Let  all  on  eardi  address  their  King, 
With  hearts  of  joy  and  songs  of  praise. 

HYMN  155.     S.  IE.     [*] 

Stone  laid  in  Zion. 

1  Behold  the  Corner-Stone, 

Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 
To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes  ; 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine  ; 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 


118  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

3  How  glorious  is  the  day 

By  our  Redeemer  made  ! 
Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray ; 
Let  all  the  world  be  glad. 

4  Hosanna  to  the  King, 

Of  David's  royal  blood  : 
Bless  him,  our  souls ;  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  our  God. 

HYMN  156.     H.  M.     [#] 

Saviour  and  Prophet. 

1  Join  all  the  glorious  names 

Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  mortals  ever  knew, 

Or  angels  ever  bore  : 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  the  Saviour  forth. 

2  Lo,  what  endearing  words, 

What  condescending  ways, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use 

To  teach  his  heavenly  grace  ! 
My  soul,  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  Christ  bears  for  thee. 

3  Great  Prophet  of  our  God, 

Our  souls  would  bless  thy  name  : 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  ; — 
The  joyful  news  of  sin  forgiven, 
Of  death  subdued,  and  peace  with  heaven. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.  119 


HYMN  157.     7's.  M.    [b] 

Christ  our  Refuge. 

1  Jesus,  Lover  of  my  soul, 

Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 
While  the  tempest  still  is  nigh  : 

2  Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  passed, 
Safely  to  the  haven  guide  ; 
O  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

3  Other  refuge  have  I  none  ; 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee  : 
Leave,  O  leave  me  not  alone  ; 
Still  support  and  comfort  me. 

4  All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed, 

All  my  help  from  thee  1  bring ; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 
With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

HYMN  158.     61.  L.  M.     [*] 

Shepherd. 

"1   The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care  ; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye  ; 
My  noon-day  walks  he  shall  attend, 

And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

* 
2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountains  pant, 


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To  fertile  vales,  and  dewy  meads, 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads, 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile  ; 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 

With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crowned, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4  Though  m  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  still  : 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  its  dreary  shade. 

HYMN  159.     8  1.  L.  M.     [#] 

The  Morning  Star. 

1  Benighted  on  the  trackless  main, 

While  stormy  terrors  clothe  the  sky, 
The  trembling  voyager  strives  in  vain, 

And  nought  but  dark  despair  is  nigh, — 
Wrhen,  lo  !  a  gleam  of  peerless  light, 

Writh  radiant  splendour,  shines  afar, 
And,  through  the  clouds  of  darkest  night, 

Appears  the  bright  and  morning  Star  ! 

2  With  joy  he  greets  the  cheering  ray, 

That  beams  on  ocean's  weary  breast ; 
Precursor  of  a  smiling  day, 

It  lulls  his  fears  to  peaceful  rest. 


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No  more  in  peril  doth  he  roam, 
For  night  and  danger  now  are  far  : 

With  steady  helm  he  enters  home, 

His  guide  the  bright  and  morning  Star  ! 

3  Thus,  when  affliction's  billows  roll, 

And  waves  of  sorrow  and  of  sin 
Beset  the  fearful,  weeping  soul, 

And  all  is  dark  and  drear  within, — 
'Tis  Jesus,  whispering  strains  of  peace, 

Drives  every  doubt  and  fear  afar  ; 
He  bids  the  raging  tempests  cease, 

And  smiles  the  bright  and  morning  Star  * 

HYMN  1  GO.     P.M.     OJ 

Star  in  the  East. 

1  11  ul.  thou  blest  morn,  when  the  great  Mediator 

Down  from  the  regions  of  glory  descends  ! 
Shepherds,  go  worship  the  babe  in  the  manger ; 

Lo,  for  his  guard  the  bright  angels  attend. 
Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning. 

Shine  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid ; 
Star  in  the  east,  the  horizon  adorning, 

Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid. 

2  Cold  in  his  cradle  the  dew-drops  are  shining, 

Low  lies  his  bed  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall ; 
Angels  adore  him  in  slumbers  reclining, 

Leader  and  Monarch  and  Saviour  of  all. 
Brightest  and  best,  he. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion, 

Odours  of  Eden  and  offerings  divine, 
11 


122  CHARACTERS    OF    CHRIST 

Gems  of  the  mountain  and  pearls  from  the  ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest  and  gold  from  the  mine  ! 
Brightest  and  hest,  &c. 

4  Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation  ; 

Vainly  with  gold  we  his  favour  secure  ; 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration, 

Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor. 
Brightest  and  best,  &c. 

HYMN  161.    8  1.  L.  M.    [*] 

Star  of  Bethlehem. 

1  When  marshalled  on  the  nightly  plain, 

The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train, 

Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 
Hark  !  hark  !  to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, — 

It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

2  Once  on  the  stormy  seas  1  rode  ; 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark, 
The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 

The  wind  that  tossed  my  foundering  bark  : 
Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze, 

Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem, 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose, — 

It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  It  was  my  Guide,  my  Light,  my  All : 

It  made  my  dark  forebodings  cease  ; 
And,  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 


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Now,  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 
I'll    sing    beneath  night's  diadem, 

For  ever  and  for  evermore, 
It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

HYMN  162.     L.  M.     [#] 

Sun  of  Love. 

1  Jesus,  thou  Sun  of  love  divine, 
Thy  rays  through  boundless  nature  shine  ; 
In  thee  with  bright  effulgence  meet 
Wisdom  and  love,  and  light  and  heat. 

2  Wide  may  thy  glory  be  displayed, 
In  one  bright  day  without  a  shade ; 
And  all  from  thee  supremely  prove 
The  nameless,  endless  joys  of  love. 

3  Be  darkness  known  on  earth  no  more, 
But  truth  dispensed  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  men  of  every  land  shall  see 

Thy  glory,  Lord,  and  honour  thee. 

4  'Tis  done — the  Sun  of  love  appears, 
The  shades  withdraw,  the  morning  clears; 
Now  love  and  truth  prevail  again, 

And  one  eternal  day  shall  reign. 

HYMN  163.     C.  M.     [*] 

Christ  tin;  Light  of  the  Heart. 

1   How  blest  thy  creature  is,  O  God, 
When,  with  a  single  eye, 
He  views  the  lustre  of  thy  word, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 


124  CHARACTERS   OF  CHRIST. 

2  Through  all  the  storms  that  veil  the  skies. 

And  frown  on  earthly  tilings, 
The  Sun  of  Righteousness  he  eyes 
With  healing  on  his  wings. 

3  The  glorious  orb,  whose  golden  beams 

The  fruitful  year  control, 
Since  first,  obedient  to  thy  word, 
He  shone  from  pole  to  pole, 

4  Has  cheered  the  nations  with  the  joys 

His  orient  rays  impart ; 
But  'tis  die  light  of  Christ  alone 
Can  shine  upon  the  heart. 

HYMN   164.     L.  It     [*] 

Sun  of  Righteousness. 

1  What  heavenly  light  is  that  which  shines 

In  soft  refulgence  from  the  east, 
And,  pouring  splendour  through  all  climes, 
Makes  every  child  of  sorrow  blest  ? 

2  It  is  the  Sun  of  Righteousness, 

The  brightness  of  the  great  I  AM  ! 
In  him  Jehovah  manifests 

His  mercy,  love,  and  grace  to  man. 

3  God  made  from  darkness  light  to  shine  ; 

And,  through  the  mighty  Saviour's  grace, 
Will  give  the  light  of  life  divine 
To  every  child  of  Adam's  race. 

4  Immortal  Source  of  light  and  life, 

In  brighter  flames  of  brilliance  move, 


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Till  all  are  turned  from  sin  and  strife, 
To  sing  the  deathless  song  of  love. 

HYMN  165.     S.  M.    [*] 

Christ  the  Light  of  the  World. 

1  Behold,  the  Prince  of  peace, 

The  Chosen  of  the  Lord, 

God's  only  Son  himself  fulfils 

The  sure  prophetic  word. 

2  The  spirit  of  the  Lord, 

In  rich  abundance  shed, 
On  this  great  Prophet  gently  lights, 
And  rests  upon  his  head. 

3  Jesus,  thou  Light  of  men, 

Thy  doctrine  life  imparts  : 
O  may  we  feel  its  quickening  power, 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts ! 

4  Cheered  by  its  beams,  our  souls 

Shall  run  the  heavenly  way ; 
The  path  which  Christ  hath  marked  and  trod 
Will  lead  to  endless  day. 

HYMN  166.     L.  M.    [*] 

Christ  our  Example. 

1  With  warm  delight  and  grateful  joy 

Let  all  our  best  affections  move, 
When  we  on  Christ  our  thoughts  employ,— 
On  him,  whom,  though  unseen,  we  love. 

2  How  bright  a  pattern,  and  how  pure, 

Hath  he  in  all  things  kindly  given, 
11  * 


126  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST, 

To  make  our  path  of  duty  sure, 

And  guide  our  wandering  steps  to  heaven. 

3  In  all,  with  gratitude,  we  view 

The  steady  purpose  of  his  soul, — 
Our  worldly  passions  to  subdue, 
And  all  the  powers  of  sin  control. 

4  Father  of  all,  his  God  and  ours, 

Accept  the  humble,  joyful  praise, 
Which,  with  our  souls'  united  powers, 

For  thy  rich  grace,  through  him,  we  raise. 

HYMN  167.     L.  M.     [#] 

Imago  of  God. 

1  O  thou,  at  whose  almighty  word, 

Fair  light  at  first  from  darkness  shone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

2  As  the  bright  sun's  meridian  blaze 

O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  sight, 
But  cheers  us  with  his  softer  rays, 
When  shining  with  reflected  light, — 

3  So,  rn  thy  Son,  thy  power  divine, 

Thy  wisdom,  justice,  truth,  and  love, 
With  mild  and  pleasing  lustre  shine, 
Reflected  from  thy  throne  above. 

4  Whilst  we  thine  image,  there  displayed, 

With  love  and  admiration  view, 
Form  us  in  likeness  to  our  Head, 
That   we  may  bear  thine  image  too. 


CHARACTERS    OF    CHRIST. 

HYMN  168.     C.  M.    O] 

Jesus  is  the  Door. 

1  Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name, 

Whose  mercies  never  fail, 
Who  opens  wide  a  door  of  hope 
In  Achor's  gloomy  vale. 

2  Behold  the  portal  wide  displayed, 

The  building  strong  and  fair  ; 
Within  are  pastures  fresh  and  green, 
And  living  streams  are  there. 

3  Enter,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  haste, 

For  Jesus  is  the  Door ; 
Nor  fear  the  serpent's  wily  arts, 
Nor  fear  the  lion's  roar. 

4  O  may  thy  grace  the  nations  lead, 

And  Jews  and  Gentiles  come, 
All  travelling  through  one  beauteous  gate, 
To  one  eternal  home. 

HYMN  169.     L.  M.    [#] 

lmmanuel's    Worth. 

1  Go,  worship  at  lmmanuel's  feet ; 
See  in  his  face  what  wonders  meet : 
Earth  is  too  barren  to  express 

His  worth,  his  glory,  or  his  grace. 

2  The  whole  creation  can  afford 

But  some  faint  shadows  of  my  Lord : 
Nature,  to  make  his  beauties  known, 
Must  mingle  colours  not  her  own. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

0  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies, 
Where  stoi.ns  and  darkness  never  rise! 
There  Christ  displays  his  powers  abroad, 
And  shines,  and  reigns  the  Son  of  God. 

Not  earth,  nor  seas,  nor  sun.  nor  stars. 
Nor  heaven,  his  full  resemblance  bears ; 
His  beauties  we  can  never  trace, 
Till  we  behold  him  face  to  face. 

HYMN  170.     S.  M.     [*] 

Christ  fairer  than  Men. 

1  Celestial  Power  above, 

Impart  thy  holy  fire, 
And  fill  my  soul  with  heavenly  love, 
While  I  attune  my  lyre. 

2  Help  me  the  joyful  theme 

With  pleasure  to  indite  ; 
The  grace  and  glory  of  the  Lamb, 
The  matchless  King  of  light. 

3  Ten  thousand  times  more  fair 

Than  all  the  sons  of  men 
Art  thou,  my  Saviour,  and  my  Lord, 
My  everlasting  Friend. 

4  God  hath  anointed  thee 

With  majesty  and  power, 

And  universal  blessings  crown 

Thy  reign  for  evermore. 

5  All  kindreds,  tongues,  shall  be 

The  trophies  of  thy  grace, 


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Raised  to  immortal  scenes  of  joy, 
To  sing  thine  endless  praise. 

HYMN  171.     CM.     [*] 

Charms  of  Christ. 

1  Should  nature's  charms,  to  please  the  eye, 

In  sweet  assemblage  join, 
Her  brightest  hues  would  droop  or  die, 
O  Christ,  compared  with  thine. 

2  Vain  were  her  fairest  beams  displayed, 

And  vain  her  blooming  store ; 
Her  brightness  languishes  to  shade, 
Her  beauty  is  no  more. 

3  But  O,  how  far  from  mortal  sight 

The  Lord  of  glory  dwells  ! 
A  veil  of  interposing  night 
His  radiant  face  conceals. 

4  O,  could  my  longing  spirit  rise 

On  strong,  immortal  wing, 
And  reach  thy  palace  in  the  skies, 
My  Saviour  and  my  King ! 

HYMN  172.     S.  M.     [#] 

Root  of  David. 

1  All  hail,  mysterious  King  ! 

Hail,  David's  ancient  Root  ! 
Thou  righteous  Branch,  which  thence  did  spring, 
To  give  the  nations  fruit. 

2  Our  weary  souls  shall  rest 

Beneath  thy  grateful  shade  ; 


130  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

Our  thirsting  lips  the  sweets  shall  taste, 
By  thy  blest  fruit  conveyed. 

3  Fair  morning  Star,  arise, 

With  living  glories  bright, 
And  pour  on  these  awakening  eyes 
A  flood  of  sacred  light. 

4  The  horrid  gloom  is  fled, 

Pierced  by  thy  heavenly  ray  ; 
Shine,  and  our  wandering  footsteps  lead 
To  everlasting  da  v. 

HYMN  173.    L.  k:    [*?] 

Messiah. 

1  Glory  to  God,  who  reigns  above, 

Who  dwells  in  light,  whose  name  is  Love  $ 
Ye  saints  and  angels,  if  ye  can, 
Declare  the  love  of  God  to  man. 

2  O,  what  can  more  his  love  commend, 
His  dear,  his  only  Son  to  send, 

That  man,  condemned  to  die,  might  live, 
And  God  be  glorious  to  forgive  ! 

3  Messiah's  come — with  joy  behold 
The  days  by  prophets  long  foretold  ; 
Judah,  thy  royal  sceptre's  broke, 

And  time  still  proves  what  Jacob  spoke 

4  We  see  the  prophecies  fulfilled 

In  Jesus,  that  most  wondrous  Child  : 
His  birth,  his  life,  his  death  combine 
To  prove  his  character  divine. 


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HYMN  174.     L.  M.    [a] 

The  Branch. 

1  From  Jesse's  root  a  Branch  did  rise, 
Whose  fragrance  fills  the  lofty  skies, 
Which  spreads  its  leaves  from  pole  to  pole, 
A  healing  balm  for  every  soul. 

2  The  sick,  the  weak,  the  halt,  and  blind, 
In  him  do  aid  and  comfort  find, — 

A  remedy  for  every  wound, 

Or  moral  pain,  that  can  be  found. 

3  This  is  the  Saviour  long  foretold ; 
Hear  him,  ye  deaf;  ye  blind,  behold  : 
He's  come  to  make  his  grace  abound, 
As  far  as  sin  or  death  is  found. 

HYMN  175.     L.  M.     |>] 

Christ  the  Physician. 

1  Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made  : 

Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure  ? 
In  vain,  alas,  is  nature's  aid  ; 

The  work  exceeds  her  utmost  power. 

2  But  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found  ? 

And  is  no  kind  physician  nigh, 
To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Ere  life  and  hope  forever  fly  ? 

3  Yes,  there's  a  great  Physician  near  ; 

Look  up,  my  fainting  soul,  and  live  ! 
See,  in  his  heavenly  smiles  appear 
Such  help  as  nature  cannot  give. 


132  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

4  Sin  throws  in  vain  its  pointed  dart, 

For  here  a  sovereign  cure  is  found, — 
A  cordial  for  the  fainting  heart, 
A  balm  for  every  painful  wound. 

HYMN  176.     P.M.     [#] 

Friend  kinder  than  a  Brother. 
1  One  there  is,  above  all  others, 

Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend  ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end  : 
They  who  once  his  kindness  prove, 
Find  it  everlasting  love. 

2  Which,  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 

Could,  or  would  have  shed  his  blood  ? 
But  our  Jesus  died  to  have  us 
Reconciled  in  him  to  God  : 
This  is  boundless  love  indeed  ! 
Jesus  is  a  Friend  in  need. 

3  When  he  lived  on  earth  ill-treated, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  b's  name  ; 
Now,  above  all  glory  seated, 

He  rejoices  in  the  same  : 

Still  he  calls  them  brethren,  friends, 
And  to  all  their  wants  attends. 

4  O,  for  grace,  our  hearts  to  soften  ! 

Teach  us,  Lord,  like  him  to  love  : 
We,  alas,  forget  too  often 

What  a  Friend  we  have  above  : 

But,  when  home  our  souls  are  brought, 
We  will  love  thee  as  we  ought. 


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HYMN  177.     C.  M.     [a] 

Christ  a  chosen  Servant. 

1   Thus  saith  the  Lord  who  built  the  heavens, 
And  bade  the  planets  roll, 
Who  peopled  all  the  climes  of  earth, 
And  formed  the  human  soul, — 

2  Behold  my  Servant ;  see  lrim  rise, 

Exalted  in  my  might ; 
Him  have  I  chosen,  and  in  him 
I  place  supreme  delight. 

3  On  him,  in  rich  effusion  poured, 

My  spirit  shall  descend  ; 
My  truth  and  judgment  he  shall  show 
To  earth's  remotest  end. 

4  The  progress  of  his  zeal  and  power 

Shall  never  know  decline, 
Till  foreign  lands  and  distant  isles 
Receive  the  law  divine. 

HYMN  178.     L.  M.     [#] 

First  Elect  of  God. 

1  Jesus,  the  Lord,  transporting  name  ! 
By  him  the  great  salvation  came  : 
Ten  thousand  blessings  from  the  throne 
Hath  God  imparted  through  his  Son, 

2  God  chose  him,  ere  the  world  began, 
To  save  from  sin  rebellious  man  ; 
To  wield  the  sceptre  from  above, 
And  conquer  nations  by  his  love. 

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a  34  CHARACTERS    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Jehovah  did  his  Son  ordain 

His  first  Elect,  by  grace  to  reign ; 
To  pour  salvation's  light  abroad, 
And  reconcile  a  world  to  God. 

4  In  thine  Elect,  O  God,  we  see 
Our  life  and  immortality  ; 

And,  saved  by  him,  a  new-born  race, 
We  shout  the  riches  of  thy  grace. 

HYMN  179.     S.  M.    [#] 

Mediator  of  a  better  Covenant. 

1  Thy  covenant,  O  Lord, 

In  all  things  ordered  sure, 
And  founded  on  a  steadfast  hope, 
Forever  shall  endure. 

2  The  word  is  given,      I  will ; 

And  wrho  shall  let  thy  hand  ? 
The  purpose  of  eternal  grace 
By  power  divine  must  stand. 

3  Israel  shall  know  the  Lord  ; 

The  Gentiles  trust  in  thee ; 
All  nations,  kindreds,  people,  tongues, 
The  great  salvation  see. 

4  Thy  grace,  thy  mercy,  truth, 

Demand  the  grateful  song  ; 
Let  earth  begin  the  blissful  theme, 
And  heaven  the  strain  prolong. 


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HYMN  180.     7s.    M.    [#] 

King  of  Salem. 

1  God,  from  whom  all  things  proceed, 
Hear  thy  wounded  servants  plead  ; 
Let  our  souls  thy  comforts  find ; 
Calm  the  tempest  of  the  mind. 

2  May  the  King  of  Salem  now 
Cause  each  stubborn  heart  to  bow  ) 
All  our  inward  foes  destroy, 
Bringing  peace,  and  hope,  and  joy. 

3  Ix)rd,  no  tithes  to  thee  we  give ; 
Life,  and  strength,  and  all  we  have, 
Here  we  offer  at  thy  throne  : 

O  receive  us  as  thine  own. 

4  Thine  we  are  for  time  to  come  , 
Fit  us  for  our  heavenly  home, 
Clothe  us  with  a  richer  dress, — 
Fairest  robe  of  righteousness. 

HYMN  181.     L.  M.    [#] 

Christ  the  Pattern. 

1  When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 
What  were  his  works,  from  day  to  day, 
But  miracles  of  power  and  grace, 
Which  spread  salvation  through  our  race  ? 

2  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue ; 
While  alms  bestowed,  and  kindness  done, 
Are  witnessed  by  each  rolling  sun. 


136  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  182.     7s.  M.     [#] 

Characters  of  Christ. 

I   Mediator,  Son  of  God, 
Spread  thy  boundless  love  abroad  : 
Counsellor,  the  Prince  of  peace, 
Fill  the  world  with  truth  and  grace. 

2  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise ; 
Send  thy  light  around  the  skies  : 
Life  of  all  the  quick  and  dead, 
Feed  our  souls  with  living  bread. 

3  Leader  of  the  halt  and  blind, 
Raise  to  life  the  sinking  mind  : 
Binder  of  the  broken  heart, 
Grace  to  every  soul  impart. 

4  Opener  of  the  sealed  book, 
Cause  the  world  therein  to  look  : 
Taker  of  the  veil  away, 

Lead  us  to  eternal  day. 

HYMN  183.    L.  M.     [#] 

Characters  of  Christ. 

1   A  King  shall  reign  in  righteousness, 
And  all  the  kindred  nations  bless ; 
He's  King  of  Salem,  King  of  peace, 
Nor  shall  his  spreading  kingdom  cease. 

2   In  him  the  naked  soul  shall  find 
A  hiding-place  from  chilling  wind  ; 
Or,  when  the  raging  tempests  beat, 
A  covert  warm,  a  safe  retreat. 


UHAHACTEKS  OF  CHRIST.  13? 

3  In  burning  sands,  and  thirsty  ground, 
He  like  a  river  shall  he  found  } 

Or  lofty  rock,  beneath  whose  shade 
The  weary  traveller  rests  his  head. 

4  The  dimness  gone,  all  eyes  shall  see 
His  glory,  grace,  and  majesty  ; 

All  ears  shall  hearken,  and  obtain 

The  words  of  life  from  Christ  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  184.    L.  M.    [#] 

Jacob's  Star. 

1  Behold  the  long-expected  Light ! 

'Tis  Jacob's  Star,  and  Jesse's  Root ; 
The  sun  itself  is  not  so  bright, 

Nor  bears  a  tree  such  heavenly  fruit. 

2  With  spreading  glories,  lo,  he  comes, 

And  gloomy  darkness  flies  apace  : 
He's  brighter  than  ten  thousand  suns, 
With  beams  of  mercy  in  his  face. 

3  Sin,  now  condemned,  shall  cease  to  be, 

The  righteous  Judge  shall  bear  the  sway, 
Shall  set  our  race  from  bondage  free. 
And  take  all  guilt  and  wo  away. 

4  Roll  on,  thou  glorious  Star  of  light, 

Display  thy  matchless  grace  abroad, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  our  night, 
And  bring  the  nations  home  to  God. 
.12* 


138  DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 


DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  185     L.    M.     [b] 

Death  of  Christ. 

1  He  dies  !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 

Lo,  Salem's  daughters  weep  around, 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies, 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground  ! 

2  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree  ; 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ; 
But,  lo,  what  sudden  joys  we  see, — 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again  ! 

3  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  say, 

How  high  your  great  Deliverer  reigns  ; 
Sing  how  he  rose  to  endless  day, 
And  led  the  tyrant  Death  in  chains . 

4  Say,  Live  forever,  glorious  King, 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  ! 
Then  ask  the  monster,  Where's  thy  sting, 
And,  Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave  ? 

HYMN  186.    CM.    [  b  ] 

Sufferings  and  Death  of  Christ. 

1  Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 
And  did  my  Jesus  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 


DEATH  OF  CHRIST.  139 

2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity  !  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  Christ,  the  great  Redeemer,  died 
To  save  a  world  from  sin. 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears, 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  in  tears. 

5  But  floods  of  tears  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  ; 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away, — 
Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

HYMN  187.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Christ's  Death  and  Exaltation. 

1  Ye  humble  souls,  who  seek  the  Lord 

Chase  all  your  fears  away, 
And  bow  with  transport  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  His  life  for  us  he  freely  gave, — 

Such  wonders  love  can  do  : 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay, 
Which  throbbed  and  bled  for  you. 

3  A  moment  give  your  hearts  to  grief, 

And  mourn  your  Saviour  slain  j 


140  DEATH    OF    CHRIST. 

Then  dry  your  tears,  and  tune  your  songs, — 
The  Saviour  lives  again  ! 

4  With  cheerful  hope  may  every  saint 
The  vale  of  death  survey  ; 
Then  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

HYMN  188.     L.  M.    [#orb] 

Where  Jesus  bled. 

1  From  tribulation's  gloomy  vale, 

Where  Jesus  bowed,  where  Jesus  bled, 
The  suffering,  conquering  Lamb  of  God 
Shall  lift  on  high  his  glorious  head. 

2  For  rebel  man  the  Saviour  died  ; 

For  man  he  burst  the  rocky  tomb, 
And  oped  by  death  a  door  of  hope, 
That  enters  on  the  world  to  come. 

3  The  bow,  the  sword,  the  sting  of  death, 

Christ  Jesus'  death  has  turned  away , 
And  Achor's  vale,  this  vale  of  tears, 
Now  beams  with  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  189.     C.  M.    [b] 

Fountain  opened. 

1  There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 

Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins, 
And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day : 


DEATH  OF  CHRIST.  Ml 

O  may  I  there,  though  vile  as  he, 

Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ransomed  of  our  God 
Be  saved,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream, 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
i  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  But  when  this  lisping,  stammering  tongue 

Lies  silent  in  the  grave, 
Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 
I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save. 

HYMN  190.     C,M      |  bor*] 

Riches  of  the  Cross. 

1  With  strange  surprise  the  cross  I  view 

Where  Jesus  for  me  died, 

And  ask  myself,  If  this  be  true, 

What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

2  Give  me  the  victories  of  that  cross, 

My  soul  shall  ask  no  more  ; 

1  count  all  other  things  but  dross, 

And  this  my  heavenly  store. 

3  Riches  on  earth  take  wings  and  fly, 

And  earthly  honours  fade  : 
I  have  my  treasures  placed  on  high  ; 
The  cross  my  honour  made. 


142  DEATH    OF    CHRIST, 

4  O  had  I  Gabriel's  tongue,  to  sing 
The  honours  of  my  Lord, 
To  tell  the  victories  of  my  King, 
And  all  his  love  record  ! 

HYMN  191.    L.  M.    [*] 

It  is  finished. 

1  Tis  finished  !  so  the  Saviour  cried, 
And  meekly  bowed  his  head,  and  died. 
'Tis  finished  !  yes,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  fought,  the  victory  won. 

2  Tis  finished  !  all  that  heaven  decreed, 
And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said, 

Is  now  fulfilled,  as  was  designed, 
In  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

3  Tis  finished  !  Aaron  now  no  more 
Must  stain  his  robes  with  purple  gore  : 
The  sacred  veil  is  rent  in  twain, 

And  Jewish  rites  no  more  remain. 

4  'Tis  finished  !  let  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  through  all  the  nations  round  : 

'Tis  finished  !  let  the  echo  fly 

Through  heaven,  and  earth,  and  sea  and  sky 


RESURRECTION.  143 


RESURRECTION 


HYMN  192.     7s.  M.    [#] 

Christ's    Resurrection. 

1  Angels,  roll  the  rock  away  ; 
Death,  yield  up  the  mighty  prey  ; 
See,  the  Saviour  leaves  the  tomb, 
Glowing  with  immortal  bloom. 

2  Shout,  ye  seraphs  ;  Gabriel,  raise 
Fame's  eternal  trump  of  praise  ; 
Let  the  earth's  remotest  bound 
Echo  to  the  blissful  sound. 

3  Heaven  unfolds  her  portals  wide ; 
Glorious  Hero,  through  them  ride ; 
King  of  glory,  mount  thy  throne : 
Boundless  empire  is  thine  own. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 
Praise,  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres ; 
Praise  him  in  die  noblest  songs, 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues. 

HYMN  193.     P.  It    [*] 

Resurrection  and  Glory  of  Christ. 

Behold,  the  bright  morning  appears, 
And  Jesus  revives  from  the  grave  ! 

His  rising  removes  all  our  fears, 
And  proves  him  almighty  to  save. 


144  RESURRECTION. 

How  strong  were  his  tears  and  his  cries  ! 

The  worth  of  his  blood  how  divine  ! 
How  perfect  his  great  sacrifice, 

Who  rose,  though  he  suffered  for  sin  ! 

2  The  Head  that  was  covered  with  thorns, — 

The  Man  who  on  Calvary  died, 
The  Man  who  bore  scourging  and  scorn, 

Whom  sinners  agreed  to  deride, — 
Now  happy  forever  is  made, 

And  life  has  rewarded  his  pain  ; 
Xow  glory  has  covered  his  head  : 

This  is  the  true  Lamb  that  was  slain. 

3  Believing  we  share  in  his  joy, 

By  faith  we  partake  of  his  rest  \ 
With  him  we  can  cheerfully  die, 

For  with  him  we  hope  to  be  blest. 
Tis  Jesus,  the  First  and  the  Last, 

Whose  spirit  shall  guide  us  safe  home  ; 
We'll  praise  him  for  all  that  is  past, 

And  trust  him  for  all  that's  to  come. 

HYMN   194.     C.  M.     [#] 

Sabbzitli  Reflections. 

1  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

2  Jesus,  the  Friend  of  human  kind, 

With  strong  compassion  moved, 
Descended  from  his  Father,  God, 
To  save  the  souls  he  loved. 


RESURRECTION.  145 

3  Tlie  powers  of  darkness  leagued  in  rain 

To  bind  his  soul  in  death  ; 
He  shook  their  kingdom,  when  he  fell, 
With  his  expiring  breath. 

4  And  now  his  conquering  chariot  wheels 

Ascend  die  lofty  skies; 
While  broke,  beneath  the  Victor's  cross, 
Death's  iron  sceptre  lies. 

5  Exalted  high  at  God's  right  hand, 

And  Lord  of  all  below, 
Through  him  is  pardoning  love  dispensed, 
And  boundless  blessings  flow. 

HYMN  195.     C.  M.    [a] 

Lord's  Day  Morning. 

1  Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray, 
L'nseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  O  what  a  night  was  that,  which  wrapt 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom  ! 
O  what  a  sun  which  broke,  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb  ! 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  grateful  lips  still  join       ' 

To  hail  this  welcome  morn, 
13 


H6  RESURRECTION. 

Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

HYMN  196.     C.  M.     [*] 

Lord's  Day. 

1  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made  ; 

He  calls  the  hours  his  own  ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  Hosanna  to  our  heavenly  King, 

To  God's  anointed  Son  ; 
Help  us,  O  Lord  ;  descend,  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

3  Blest  be  the  Lord,  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace  ; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

4  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strain 

Our  souls  on  earth  can  raise  ; 
And  when  in  heaven  with  him  we  reign, 
We'll  render  nobler  praise. 

HYMN  197.     H.  M.     [*] 

Ascension. 

1  Awake,  our  drowsy  souls, 

Shake  off  each  slothful  band  ; 
The  winders  of  this  day 
Our  Sabbath  songs  demand. 
Auspicious  morn,  thy  blissful  rays 
Bright  seraphs  hail  in  songs  of  praise. 


RESURRECTION.  I  1  7 

2  At  his  approaching  dawn 

Reluctant  death  resigned  ; 
The  glorious  Prince  of  life 
His  dark  domains  confined  : 
Angelic  hosts  around  him  bend, 
And  shout  to  see  the  Lord  ascend. 

3  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Heaven  with  hosannas  rings, 
While  earth  in  humble  strains 

Thy  praise  responsive  sings  ; — 
Worthy  art  thou,  who  once  wast  slain, 
Through  endless  years  to  live  and  reign. 

HYMN  198.     CM.     [*] 

Faith  in  the  Resurrection. 

1   Lo,  faith  beholds  the  scattered  shades, 

The  dawn  of  heaven  appears, 
And  the  bright  morning  gently  spreads 

Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

Faith  sees  the  Lord  of  glory  come, 

His  flaming  guards  around  ; 
The  skies  divide  to  make  him  room, 

His  trumpet  shakes  the  ground. 

She  hears  the  voice,  Ye  dead,  arise ! 

She  sees  the  graves  obey, 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyful  eyes, 

Salute  the  rising  day.  . 

How  will  our  joy  and  wonder  rise, 

When  our  returning  King 
Shall  bear  us  homeward,  through  the  skies, 

On  love's  triumphant  wing  ! 


I  13  RESURRECTION. 

5  O  may  we  then  among  them  stand, 
Clothed  in  celestial  white  : 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Gives  infinite  delight. 

HYMN  199.    C.  P.  M.     [if] 

Resurrection. 

1  Arise,  and  hail  the  happy  day  ; 
Cast  all  low  cares  of  life  away, 

And  thought  of  meaner  things  : 
This  day  to  cure  our  deadly  woes, 
The  Sun  of  Righteousness  arose, 

With  healing  in  his  wings. 

2  If  angels,  on  that  happy  morn, 
The  Saviour  of  the  world  was  born, 

Poured  forth  their  joyful  songs, 
Much  more  should  we,  of  human  racC| 
Adore  the  wonders  of  his  grace, 

To  whom  that  grace  belongs. 

3  O,  tli en,  let  heaven  and  earth  rejoice, 
Let  every  creature  join  his  voice, 

To  hymn  the  happy  day, 
When  Jesus  triumphed  o'er  his  foes, 
As  from  the  shades  of  death  he  rose, 

Life's  sceptre  wide  to  sway. 

HYMN  200.    CM.    [*] 

Hope  of  the  Resurrection. 
1  Blest  be  the  everlasting  God, 
The  Father  of  our  I^ord  ; 


RESURRECTION.  149 

Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  raised  his  Son, 

And  called  him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  his  uncontrolled  decree 

Command  our  flesh  to  dust  ? 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine 

Reserved  against  that  day  ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept 

Till  the  salvation  come  ; 
We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  here, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 


HYMN  201.     C.  M.     [#] 

Emblems  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

The  flowers  that  paint  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  boughs  and  blossoms  yield  ; — 

2  These  all  resign  their  beauteous  form 

At  winter's  stormy  blast, 
And  leave  the  naked,  leafless  plain 
A  desolated  waste.     / 
13* 


150  RESURRECTION. 

3  Yet  soon  reviving  plants  and  flowers 

Anew  shall  deck  the  plain ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  spring, 
And  flourish  green  again. 

4  So,  to  the  dreary  grave  consigned, 

Man  sleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom, 
Till  the  eternal  morning  wake 
The  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 

5  O  may  the  grave  become  to  us 

The  bed  of  peaceful  rest, 
Whence  we  shall  gladly  rise  at  length, 
And  mingle  with  the  blest. 

HYMN  202.     L.  P.  M.     {>] 

Life,  Death,  and  Resurrection. 

1  Eternal  God,  how  frail  is  man  ! 
Few  are  the  hours,  and  short  the  span, 

Between  the  cradle  and  the  grave : 
Who  can  prolong  his  vital  breath  ? 
Who  from  the  bold  demands  of  death 

Hath  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 

2  But  let  no  murmuring  heart  complain, 
That,  therefore,  man  is  made  in  vain, 

Nor  the  Creator's  grace  distrust ; 
For  though  his  servants,  day  by  day, 
Go  to  their  graves,  and  turn  to  clay, 

A  bright  reward  attends  the  just. 

3  Jesus  hath  made  thy  purpose  known, 
A  new  and  better  life  hath  shown, 

And  we  the  glorious  tidings  hear ; 


RESURRECTION.  151 


Eternal  praises  to  the  Lord, 
That  we  can  read  his  holy  word, 
And  find  a  resurrection  there. 


HYMN  203.     P.  M.     [  *  ] 

Hymn  for  Easter. 

1  Lift  your  glad  voices  in  triumph  on  rush, 
For  Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  cannot  die  : 

Vain  were  the  terrors  that  gathered  around  him. 

And  short  the  dominion  of  death  and  the  grave 
He  burst  from  the  fetters  of  darkness  that  bound 
him, 
Resplendent  in  glory,  to  live  and  to  save  : 
Loud  was  the  chorus  of  angels  on  high, — 
The  Saviour  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die. 

2  Glory  to  God  in  full  anthems  of  joy, 

The  being  he  gave  us  death  cannot  destroy  : 
Sad  were  the  life  we  must  part  with  to-morrow. 
If  tears  were  our  birthiight,  and  death  were  our 
end  ; 
But  Jesus  hath  cheered  the  dark  valley  of  sorrow. 
And  bade  us,  immortal,  to  heaven  ascend  : 
Lift,  then,  your  voices  in  triumph  on  high, 
For  Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die. 


152  EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST. 


EMPIRE  OP  CHRIST. 


HYMN  204.     H.  M.     [#] 

Christ  Victorious. 

1  All  hail,  redeeming  Lord  ! 

The  wondrous  things  foretold 
Of  thee,  in  sacred  writ, 

With  joy  our  eyes  behold  : 
Still  does  thy  arm  new  trophies  wear, 
And  monuments  of  glory  rear. 

2  To  thee  the  hoary  head 

Its  silver  honours  pays  ; 
To  thee  the  blooming  youth 

Devotes  his  brightest  days  ; 
All  ages  grateful  tributes  bring, 
And  bow  to  thee,  all-conquering  King. 

3  O  haste,  triumphant  Prince, 

That  happy,  glorious  day, 
When  souls,  like  drops  of  dew, 

Shall  own  thy  gentle  sway  ; 
O,  mr.y  it  bless  our  longing  eyes, 
And  bear  our  shouts  beyond  the  skies  ! 

4  All  hail,  ascended  Lord  ! 

Eternal  be  thy  reign  ; 
Behold  the  nations  sue 

To  wear  thy  gentle  chain  : 
When  earth  and  time  are  known  no  more, 
Thy  throne  shall  stand  forever  sure. 


EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST.  153 


HYMN  205.     L.  M.     [*] 

Kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  Great  God,  whose  universal  sway 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey, 
Extend  the  kingdom  of  thy  Son, 
Display  his  power,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown 
Shall  Jesus  send  his  blessings  down  : 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils 
Like  heavenly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

3  The  heathen  lands,  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Revive  amid  his  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

4  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Dressed  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise  ; 
Peace,  like  a  river,  from  his  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

HYMN  206.     H.  M.     [  *  ] 

Empire  of  Righteousness. 

1  Come,  sing  a  Saviour's  power, 

And  praise  his  mighty  name ; 
His  wondrous  love  adore, 

And  chant  his  growing  fame  : 
Wide  o'er  the  world  a  King  shall  reign, 
And  righteousness  and  peace  maintain. 

2  The  sceptre  of  his  grace 

He  shall  forever  wield  ; 


154  EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST. 

His  foes,  before  his  face, 

To  strength  divine  shall  yield  : 
The  conquest  of  his  truth  shall  shew 
What  an  almighty  arm  can  do. 

3  His  alienated  sons, 

By  sin  beguiled,  betrayed, 
Shall  then  be  born  at  once, 

And  willing  subjects  made  : 
Such  numbers  shall  his  courts  adorn, 
As  dew-drops  of  the  vernal  morn. 

4  His  realm  shall  ever  stand, 

By  liberal  things  upheld, 
And,  from  his  bounteous  hand, 

All  hearts  with  joy  be  filled  ; 
A  universe  with  praise  shall  own 
The  countless  honours  of  his  throne. 

HYMN  207.     C.  M.     [  tf  ] 

Reign  of  Christ. 

1  Jesus  his  empire  shall  extend  ; 

Beneath  his  gentle  sway 
Kings  of  the  earth  shall  humbly  bend, 
And  his  commands  obey. 

2  From  sea  to  sea,  from  shore  to  shore, 

All  nations  shall  be  blest : 
We  hear  the  noise  of  wa*  no  more  ; 
He  gives  his  people  rest. 

3  As  rain  descends  in  gentle  showers 

In  each  returning  spring, 
Awakes  to  life  the  fragrant  flowers, 
And  makes  creation  sing, — 


EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST.  153 

4  So  Jesus,  by  his  heavenly  grace, 

Descends  on  man  below  ; 
His  blessings  on  the  human  race 
In  gentle  currents  flow. 

5  Long  as  the  sun  shall  rule  the  day 

Or  moon  shall  cheer  the  night, 
The  Saviour  shall  his  sceptre  sway, 
By  love's  resistless  might. 

6  All  that  the  reign  of  sin  destroyed 

Shall  Zioivs  King  restore, 
And,  from  the  treasures  of  the  Lord, 
Give  boundless  blessings  more. 

HYMN  208.    L.  M.    [a] 

Dominion  of  Christ. 

1  Thus  the  eternal  Father  spake 

To  Christ  the  Son  : — Ascend,  and  sit 
At  my  r&ht  hand  till  I  shall  make 
Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed  ; 

Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3  That  day  shall  show  thy  power  is  great, 

When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds. 
And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple  gate, 
Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines. 

4  O  power  divine  !  O  glorious  day  ! 

What  a  large  victory  shall  ensue  ! 
And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey, 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew  ! 


156  KMPIRE  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  209.     L.  P.  M.     [  #  J 

Kingdom  of  Christ. 

To  Christ,  the  Son,  the  Father  spake : 
Lo,  ask  of  me,  and  I  will  make 

The  heathen  to  thy  sceptre  bend  ; 
The  utmost  parts  of  all  the  earth 
Are  thine  inheritance  by  birth, 

And  wide  thine  empire  shall  extend. 

Now*  Jesus  waves  his  sceptre  high, 
Unfurls  his  banners  in  the  sky, 

While  loud  the  gospel  trumpets  sound  : 
His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 
Retire  in  haste,  and  yield  the  day, 

While  trophies  to  the  Lord  abound. 

Before  him  kings  and  tyrants  fall, 
Detest  their  crowns,  and  on  him  call, 

And  he  a  pardon  freely  gives : 
The  world,  in  sin,  was  dead  before ; 
To  life  the  world  he  will  restore, 

And  in  him  all  the  world  shall  live. 

O  Lord,  thy  government  shall  be 
Extended  wide,  from  sea  to  sea, 

And  long  thy  sceptre  thou  shalt  hold  ; 
As  long  as  sun  or  moon  shall  shine, 
Thou  King  of  all  the  earth  shalt  reign, 

The  mysteries  of  thy  grace  unfold. 


EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST.  157 


HYMN  210.     P.  M.     [#] 

Blessing  of  Christ's  Kingdom. 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed, 

Great  David's  greater  Son  ! 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 

His  reign  on  earth  begun ! 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free, 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 

He  comes,  with  succour  speedy, 

To  those  who  suffer  wrong, 
To  help  the  poor  and  needy. 

And  bid  the  weak  be  strong  ; 
To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 

Their  darkness  turn  to  light, 
Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 

Were  precious  in  his  sight. 

O'er  every  foe  victorious, 

He  on  his  throne  shall  rest, 
From  age  to  age  more  glorious, 

All-blessing  and  all-blest : 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never 

His  covenant  remove  ; 
His  name  shall  stand  forever  j 

That  name  to  us  is  Love. 
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153  EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  211.    L.   M.    [tf] 

Universal  Triumph  of  Christ. 

1  Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Does  his  successive  journeys  run  ; 

His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  For  this  shall  constant  prayer  be  made, 
And  praises  throng  to  crown  his  head  : 
His  name  like  sweet  perfume  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song ; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns  ; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains  ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Where  he  displays  his  healing  power 
Death  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more ; 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 

6  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honours  to  their  King, 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  long  Amen. 


EMPIRE  OF  CHRIST.  159 


HYMN  212.     7s.  M.     [*] 

Christ's  Triumph. 

1  Hark  !  the  song  of  jubilee, 

Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fulness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore  ; — 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lord  ! 

God  omnipotent  shall  reign  , 
Hallelujah  !  let  the  word 

Echo  round  the  earth  ana  mam. 

2  Hallelujah  ! — hark  !  the  sound, 

Heard  through  earth,  and  through  the  skies, 
Wakes  above,  beneath,  around, 

Ail  creation's  harmonies  : 
See  Jehovah's  banner  furled, 

Sheathed  his  sword;  he  speaks, — 'tis  done! 
And  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  his  Son. 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 

With  illimitable  sway  ; 
He  shall  reign  when,  like  a  scroll, 

Yonder  heavens  are  passed  away  ; 
Then  the  end  ; — beneath  his  rod 

Man's  last  enemy  shall  fall  : 
Hallelujah  !  Christ  in  God, 

God  in  Christ,  is  all  in  all 


160  redeemer's  praise. 


THE  REDEEMER'S    PRAISE. 


HYMN  213.    CM.     [#] 

Coronation  of  Christ. 

1  All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  ! 

Let  angels  prostrate  fall  : 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  own  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Ye  wandering  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

A  remnant  weak  and  small, 
Praise  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  own  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  own  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Babes,  men,  and  sires,  who  know  his  love. 

Who  feel  your  sin  and  thrall, 
Now  join  with  all  the  hosts  above, 
And  own  him  Lord  of  all. 

5  And  when  with  yonder  sacred  throng 

We  at  his  feet  shall  fall, 
We'll  chant  the  everlasting  song, 
And  own  him  Lord  of  all. 


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HYMN  214.    L.  M.    [a] 

Ascriptions  to  Christ. 

1  Lo,  what  enraptured  songs  of  praise 

Resound  through  heaven  to  Christ  the  Lanib ! 
Adoring  angels  on  him  gaze, 

And  swell  the  golden  trump  of  fame, 

2  Amid  his  smiles  and  glories  bright 

Transported  millions  round  him  bend, 
And,  robed  in  life's  primeval  light, 
The  honours  of  his  cross  extend. 

3  Salvation  to  the  Lamb,  they  cry, 

That  sits  upon  the  shining  throne, 
Who  once  for  sinful  men  did  die, 

That  he  might  seek  and  bring  them  home. 

4  Hosanna  !  all  have  joined  the  'Song, 

In  heaven,  in  earth,  and  in  the  seas  ; 
Salvation  sounds  from  every  tongue 
In  swelling  notes  of  ceaseless  praise. 

HYMN  215.     C.  M.     [;#■] 

Redeemer's  Praise. 

1  O,  for  a  thousand  tongues,  to  sing 

My  clear  Redeemer's  praise, 
The  glories  of  my  Lord  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  his  grace  ! 

2  Jesus,  the  name  that  charms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease, — 
Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears, 
Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 
14* 


162  redeemer's  praise. 

3  He  speaks,  and,  listening  to  his  voice, 

New  life  the  dead  receive  ; 
The  mournful,  broken  hearts  rejoice, 
The  humble  poor  believe. 

4  Hear  him,  ye  deaf :  his  praise,  ye  dumb, 

Your  loosened  tongues  employ  : 
Ye  blind,  behold  your  Saviour  come, 
And  leap,  ye  lame,  for  joy. 

HYMN  216.     P.M.     [*] 

Jesus  our  King. 

1  Ye  servants  of  Christ, 

Your  Master  proclaim, 
And  publish  abroad 

His  wonderful  name  : 
The  name  all-victorious 

Of  Jesus  extol ; 
His  kingdom  is  alorious, 

And  rules  over  all. 

2  He  ruleth  on  high, 

Almighty  to  save, 
And  still  he  is  nigh  ; 

His  presence  we  have  : 
The  great  congregation 

His  triumph  shall  sing, 
Ascribing  salvation 

To  Jesus  our  King. 

3  Then  let  us  adore, 

And  give  him  his  right, 
All  glory  and  power, 
And  wisdom  and  might ; 


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All  honour  and  blessing, 

With  angels  above, 
And  thanks  never  ceasing, 

And  infinite  love. 

HYMN  217.     CM.     [#] 

Worthy  the  Lambt 

1  Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 

With  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues. 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,  they  cry, 

To  be  exalted  thus  : 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  our  lips  reply. 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  power  divine  ; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 
Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 


164  redeemer's  PKA1SK. 


HYMN  218.     CM.     [»] 

Praise  to  the  Lamb. 

1  Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Amidst  liis  Father's  throne  : 
Prepare  new  honours  for  liis  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odours  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Now  to  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid  ; 
Salvation,  glory?  joy,  remain 
Forever  on  his  head. 

4  He  has  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood  ; 

Has  set  us  free  from  sin ; 
Has  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  him. 

5  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Are  put  beneath  his  power  : 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 
And  bring  the  promised  hour. 

HYMN  219.     Shis.  M.    [tf] 

Address  to  Jesus. 

1  Love  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down, 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling  ; 
All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown  : 


redeemer's  praise.  165 

Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion  ; 

Pure,  unchanging  love  thou  art  ; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 

Enter  every  trembling  heart. 

2  Come,  thou  mighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  thy  grace  receive  ; 
Suddenly  return,  and  never, 

Never  more  thy  temples  leave  * 
Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing, 

Serve  thee  as  thy  hosts  above  ; 
Bless  and  praise  thee  without  ceasing, 

Glory  in  thy  perfect  love. 

3  Finish,  then,  thy  new  creation  ; 

Pure  and  spotless  let  us  be  ; 
Let  us  see  thy  great  salvation, 

Perfectly  restored  by  thee  ; 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place, 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

HYMN  220.     CM.     [tf] 

Presence  of  Christ  delightful. 

1  O  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys, 

The  glories  of  the  place 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  his  overflowing  grace  ! 

2  Sweet  majesty  and  perfect  love 

Sit  smiling  on  his  brow, 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 


166  redeemer's  praise. 

3  Princes,  to  his  imperial  name, 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down ; 
,    Dominions,  thrones,  and  powers  rejoice 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

4  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise 

Through  every  heavenly  street, 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive  at  his  feet. 

HYMN  221.    L.  M.     [*] 

Praise  for  Blessings  through  Jesus. 

1  To  God,  of  every  good  the  Spring, 
The  tribute  of  your  praises  bring, 

For  grace  and  truth,  through  Jesus  given, 
Mercy,  and  peace,  and  hope  of  heaven. 

2  Grateful  the  joyous  news  proclaim, 
Salvation  is  in  Jesus'  name ; 
Salvation  !  shout  the  glorious  sound, 
Proclaim  it  to  the  world  around. 

3  Tell  every  fearful,  trembling  soul, 

That  gospel  grace  will  make  him  whole  : 
Invite  the  weary  poor  to  come ; 
At  Jesus'  feast  there  still  is  room. 

4  Jesus,  that  name  shall  calm  their  fears, 
Dispel  their  doubts,  and  dry  their  tears ; 
Shall  ease  the  anxious,  throbbing  breast,. 
And  give  the  weary  mourner  rest. 


redeemer's  praise.  167 


HYMN  222.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

Christ  exalted  a  Prince  and  a  Saviour. 

1   Exalted  Prince  of  life,  we  own 
The  royal  honours  of  thy  throne  ; 
'Tis  fixed  by  God's  almighty  hand, 
And  seraphs  bow  at  thy  command. 

2  Exalted  Saviour,  we  confess 

The  sovereign  triumphs  of  thy  grace, 
Where  beams  of  gentle  radiance  shine, 
And  temper  majesty  divine. 

3  Wide  thy  resistless  sceptre  sway, 
Till  all  thy  enemies  obey  ; 

Wide  may  thy  cross  its  virtue  prove, 
And  conquer  millions  by  thy  love. 

4  Mighty  to  vanquish  and  forgive, 
Thy  ransomed  shall  repent  and  live  ; 
And  loud  proclaim  thy  healing  breath, 
Which  gives  them  life  who  wrought  thy  death. 

HYMN  223.     8  h  7s.  M.     [  *  ] 

To  Jesus. 
1  Jjcsus,  thou  eternal  Saviour, 
Reign  in  mercy  from  above ; 
Now  display  celestial  favour, 

Open  wide  the  door  of  love. 
May  we  holy  joys  inherit, 

Through  the  medium  of  thy  word  j 
Give  us  each  a  loving  spirit, 
Let  us  speak  thy  grace  abroad. 


168  redeemer's  praise. 

2  May  we  grow  in  pure  affection, 

Feel  an  overflowing  peace, 
Love  as  Jesus  gives  direction, 

Love  the  weakest  child  of  grace, 
Jesus,  may  we  now  adore  thee, 

Feel  our  souls  aspire  above  ; 
Crown  us  all  with  rays  of  glory, 

Crown  us  with  immortal  love. 


HYMN  224.     L.  M.     [*] 

He  hath  done  all  things  well. 

1  Come,  let  us  join  in  sacred  songs, 
With  sweetest  music  on  our  tongues ; 
Let  every  voice  conspire  to  tell, 

Our  Saviour  hath  done  all  things  well. 

2  Under  the  law  he  came  for  us, 
And  for  our  sins  was  made  a  curse  ; 
He  bore  our  crimes,  which  on  him  fell 
Our  Saviour  hath  done  all  things  well. 

3  The  legal  dispensation  closed 
When  Jesus  from  the  dead  arose  ; 
All  righteousness  he  did  fulfil : 

Our  Saviour  hath  done  all  things  weU. 

4  He'll  finish  sin,  and  man  restore ; 
All  creatures  shall  their  God  adore  ; 
The  anthem  long  and  loud  shall  swelL 
For  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well 


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HYMN  225.     P.  M.     [#] 

Christ's  Glories  divine. 

1  Mv  gracious  Redeemer  I'll  love, 

His  praises  aloud  Til  proclaim, 
And  join  with  the  armies  above 
To  shout  his  adorable  name. 

2  To  gaze  on  his  glories  divine 

Shall  be  my  eternal  employ, 
And  feel  them  incessantly  shine 
My  boundless,  ineffable  joy. 

3  No  sorrow,  nor  sickness,  nor  pain. 

Nor  sin,  nor  temptation,  nor  fear, 
Shall  ever  molest  me  again ; 

Perfection  of  glory  reigns  there. 

4  This  soul  and  this  body  shall  shine 

In  robes  of  salvation  and  praise, 
And  banquet  on  pleasures  divine, 

Where  Christ  his  full  beauty  displays. 

HYMN  226.     L.  M.     [*  ] 

Cloud  and  Pillar  cf  Fire. 
Long  as  the  darkening  cloud  abode, 

So  long  did  ancient  Israel  rest ; 
Nor  moved  they,  till  the  guiding  Lord 

In  brighter  garments  stood  confest. 

Father  of  spirits,  Light  of  light, 

Lift  up  the  cloud,  and  rend  the  veil ; 

Shine  forth  in  fire,  amid  that  night, 

Whose  blackness  makes  the  heart  to  fail. 
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170  redeemer's  praise. 

3  'Tis  done  !  to  Christ  the  power  is  given  ; 

His  death  lias  rent  the  veil  away. 

Our  great  Forerunnei  entered  heaven, 

And  oped  the  gate  of  endless  day. 

4  Nor  shall  those  mists,  that  brood  o'er  time, 

Forever  blind  the  mental  eye  ; 
They  backward  roll,  and  light  sublime 
Beams  glory  from  our  God  on  high. 

5  Adoring  nations  hail  the  dawn, 

All  kingdoms  bless  the  noontide  beam, 
And  light,  unfolding  life's  full  morn, 
Is  vast  creation's  deathless  theme. 

HYMN  227.     C.  M.     [  *  ] 

Christ  Precious. 

1  Jesus,  I  love  thy  charming  name  ; 

'Tis  music  to  my  ear  : 
My  tongue  would  sing  thy  praise  so  loud 
That  earth  and  heaven  might  hear. 

2  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish 

In  thee  doth,  richly  meet ; 
Nor  to  my  eyes  is  light  so  dearr 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  heart, 

And  shed  its  fragrance  there, — 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

i  I'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  name 
With  my  expiring  breath, 
And,  dying,  clasp  thee  in  my  arms. — 
The  antidote  of  death. 


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HYMN  228.     CM.     [*] 

Christ  and  Aaron. 

1  In  Christ,  the  Lord,  our  eyes  behold 

A  thousand  glories  more 
Than  all  the  gems  and  polished  gold 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

2  Once  in  the  circuit  of  a  year, 

With  blood — but  not  his  own — 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appeared, 
Before  the  golden  throne. 

3  But  Jesus,  by  his  precious  blood, 

The  Father's  love  displayed, 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  God, 
Himself  an  offering  made. 

4  The  King  of  glory,  now,  he  reigns, 

On  Zion's  heavenly  hill ; 
Looks  like  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 
But  wears  his  priesthood  still. 

5  Our  Intercessor's  lofty  praise 

Our  hearts  would  now  proclaim, 
And,  through  the  remnant  of  our  days, 
Obey,  and  laud  his  name. 

HYMN  229.     S./M.     [#] 

Grace  and  Love  of  Christ. 

1   O  the  transcendent  love 
A  sinless  Saviour  shows  ! 
For  enemies  his  bowels  move, 
His  heart  with  pity  glows. 


3  72  redeemer's  praise. 

2  Jesus  invited  near 

The  vilest  of  our  race  : 
He  bids  the  greatest  sinner  hear 
The  gospel  of  his  grace. 

3  Let  Pharisees  exclaim, 

And  all  this  grace  despise, 
But  we  will  love  the  Saviour's  name  ; 
'Tis  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

4  Yes,  to  life's  utmost  end, 

Thy  sovereign  grace  we'll  show, 
And  own  thee  for  the  sinner's  Friend, 
And  sin's  eternal  Foe. 

HYMN  230.    H.  M.     [#] 

The  Fountain. 

1  Hail,  everlasting  Spring  ! 

Celestial  Fountain,  hail ! 
Thy  streams  salvation  bring, 
The  waters  never  fail ; 
Still  they  endure, 
And  still  they  flow, 
For  all  our  wo 
A  sovereign  cure. 

2  Blest  be  his  wounded  side, 

And  blest  his  bleeding  heart, 
Who  once  in  anguish  died 
Such  favours  to  impart. 
His  precious  word 
Shall  make  us  clean 
From  every  sin, 
And  fit  for  God. 


REDEEMER  S  PRAISE.  17'.^ 

3  To  that  dear  Source  of  love 

Our  souls  this  day  would  come  ; 
And  thither,  from  above, 

Lord,  call  the  nations  home: 
That  Jew  and  Greek, 
With  joyful  songs 
On  all  their  tongues, 
Thy  praise  may  speak. 

HYMN   231.     G  h  4s.  M.     [#  ] 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

1  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 
Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 

Praise  ye  his  name  : 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore  ; 
Sing  aloud  evermore, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

2  Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race, 
Our  holy  Lord  to  bless  ; 

Praise  ye  his  name  : 
In  him  we  will  rejoice, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise, 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

3  What  though  we  change  our  place, 
Yet  we  shall  never  cease 

Praising  his  name  : 
To  him  our  songs  we  bring, 
Hail  him  our  gracious  King, 
And  without  ceasing  sing, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

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174  redeemer's  praise. 


HYMN  232.     S.  M     [#] 

Joy  and  Peace  in  Christ. 

1  O  Christ,  what  gracious  words, 

Are  ever,  ever  thine  ; 
Thy  voice  is  music  to  the  soul, 
And  life  and  peace  divine. 

2  Good,  everlasting  good, 

Glad-tidings,  full  of  joy, 
Flow  from  thy  lips,  the  lips  of  truth, 
And  flow  without  alloy. 

3  The  broken  heart,  the  poor, 

The  bruised,  the  deaf,  the  blind, 
The  dumb,  the  dead,  the  captive  wretch, 
In  thee  compassion  find. 

4  Lord  Jesus,  speed  the  day, 

The  promised  day  of  grace, 
To  all  the  poor,  the  dumb,  the  deaf, 
The  dead,  of  Adam's  race. 

5  One  song  shall  then  employ 

The  blest,  the  blessing  whole  ; 
And  human  nature  shout  thy  name, 
The  life  of  every  soul. 

HYMN  233.     L.  M.     [#] 

Star  of  Hope. 
Bright  Star  of  Hope,  thy  rise  we  hail ; 

Our  hearts  drink  in  thy  glad'ning  rays ; 
To  Him  who  lit  thy  brilliant  fires, 

Father  of  lights,  we  bring  our  praise. 


THE  GOSPEL.  175 

2  Bright  Star  of  Hope,  we  follow  thee  ; 

Herald  divine,  we  catch  thy  voice  : 
Thy  notes  proclaim  God's  jubilee, 
And  bid  a  ransomed  world  reioice. 

3  Hail,  Star  of  Hope  !  our  hearts  adore 

Thy  light,  which  shines  on  life's  dark  wave 
Like  the  bright  guide  on  ocean's  shore, 
The  storm-spent  mariner  to  save. 

4  Hail,  Star  of  Hope  !  man's  certain  Guide 

To  truth  and  life  by  mercy  given  ; 
Spread  wide  thy  rays,  till  all  mankind 
Receive  this  richest  boon  of  Heaven. 


THE    GOSPEL. 


HYMN  234.     L.  M.     [#] 

Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 

1  God,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known  ; 
And  sinners  of  an  humble  frame 

May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name. 

2  Wisdom  its  dictates  here  imparts, 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearts ; 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live, 
And  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 

3  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 
And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls; 


176  THE  GOSPEL. 

It  guides  us  all  our  journey  through, 
And  brings  a  better  world  to  view. 

4  May  this  blest  volume  ever  lie 

Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  my  eye  ; 
To  life's  last  hour  my  soul  employ, 
And  fit  me  for  the  heavenly  joy. 

HYMN  235.     C.  M.     [  ft  ] 

Saviour's  Message. 

1  Hark  !  'tis  the  Saviour  of  mankind 

Speaks  to  his  chosen  few ; 
'Tis  he  who  leads  the  wandering  blind 
In  ways  they  could  not  know. 

2  'Tis  he  who  says,  Go  forth,  my  friends, 

Proclaim  my  truth  and  grace  ; 
Inform  each  soul  my  love  extends 
To  all  of  Adam's  race. 

o  What  though  my  ransomed  may  refuse 
The  message  to  receive, 
And  you,  the  messengers,  abuse, — 
Yet  still  I  came  to  save. 

4  Y"ea,  should  deception  still  prevail, 

And  blind  the  people's  eyes, 

In  my  great  day  I'll  rend  the  veil 

From  all  beneath  the  skies. 

5  Then  every  eye  shall  see  the  grace 

Yrou  now  in  faith  declare, 
And  I  myself,  from  every  face, 
Will  wipe  off  every  tear. 


THE  GOSrEL.  177 


HYMN  236.     C.  31.     [  #  ] 

Success  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Father,  is  not  thy  promise  sure 

To  thy  exalted  Son, 
That  through  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Thy  word  of  life  shall  run  ? 

2  Hast  thou  not  said,  the  blinded  Jews 

Shall  their  Redeemer  own, 
Whilst  Gentiles  to  his  standard  crowd, 
And  bow  before  his  throne  ? 

3  Are  not  all  kingdoms,  tribes  and  tongues, 

Beneath  the  arch  of  heaven, 
To  the  dominion  of  thy  Son, 
Without  exception,  given  ? 

4  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 

Then  be  his  name  adored, 
Let  earth  with  all  its  millions  shout 
Hosanna  to  the  Lord. 

HYMN  237.     H.  M.     [  *  ] 

Efficacy  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Behold  the  fleecy  snow  ! 

Mark  the  diffusive  rain  ! 
To  heaven,  from  which  they  fall, 

They  turn  not  back  again, 
But  water  earth  through  every  pore, 
And  call  forth  all  her  secret  store. 

2  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green 

The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 


1  73  THE   GOSPEL. 

And  ma,i  and  beast  are  fed 
By  Providence  divine  : 
The  harvest  bows  its  golden  ears, 
The  copious  seed  of  future  years. 

3  So,  saith  the  God  of  grace, 

My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty  to  effect 

The  purpose  I  intend  ; 
Millions  of  souls  shall  feel  its  power, 
And  bear  it  down  to  millions  more. 

HYMN  238.     h.  M.     [#] 

Christ  our  Example. 

1  Thy  gospel,  Lord,  is  peace  and  love  ; 

Such  let  our  conversation  be  ; 

The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 

Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife, 
To  Jesus  let  us  lift  our  eyes, — 

Bright  Pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 

3  O  how  benevolent  and  kind, 

How  mild,  how  ready  to  forgive  ! 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind, 

And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 

The  labours  of  his  life  were  love  ; 
Then,  if  we  bear  the  Saviour's  name, 
By  his  example  let  us  move. 

5  But,  O,  how  blind,  how  weak  we  are! 

How  frail,  how  apt  to  turn  aside  ! 


THE  GOSPEL.  179 

Lord,  we  depend  upon  thy  care  ; 
We  ask  thy  spirit  for  our  guide. 

HYMN  230.     L.  M.     [*] 

Praise  for  Truth. 

1  Rise,  every  heart  and  every  tongue, 
Prepare  a  sweet,  angelic  song  ; 
Surprising  mercies  must  require 

An  angel's  lay,  a  seraph's  fire. 

2  The  sun  of  heaven  illumes  the  soul, 
Oceans  of  mercies  sweetly  roll, 

The  heavenly  streams  of  truth  and  love 
Flow  freely  from  the  Fount  above. 

3  O,  happy  day !  we  live  to  see 
How  kind  to  men  our  God  can  be  : 
His  grcafl&t  mercies  stand  confessed, 
And  Zion  is  divinely  blessed. 

4  Thy  truth  and  loving  kindness,  Lord, 
We  will  with  holy  songs  record  ; 

To  us  are  richest  favours  given, 
And  praises  shall  return  to  heaven. 

HYMN  240.     C.  M.     [  #  ] 

God's  Promises  sure. 

1  Mr  never-ceasing  songs  shall  show 

The  mercies  of  the  Lord, 
And  make  succeeding  aires  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall  firm  as  heaven  endure  : 


180  THE  GOSPEL. 

And,  if  he  speaks  a  promise  once, 
Eternal  grace  is  sure. 

3  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 

A  throne  above  the  skies  ; 
The  meanest  subject  of  his  grace 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

4  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 

Are  sung  by  all  above  ; 
And  all  on  earth  their  songs  shall  raise 
To  thine  unchanging  love. 

HYMN  241.     CM.     [#  | 

Light  of  Truth. 

1  The  new-born  world,  immersed  in  night, 

In  gloomy  horrors  lay  ; 
Jehovah  said,  Let  there  be  light, 
And  poured  the  boundless  day. 

2  Thus  o'er  the  greater  world,  within, 

Let  beams  immortal  shine  ; 
Disperse,  O  Lord,  the  clouds  of  sin, 
And  spread  a  dawn  divine. 

3  Attendant  on  this  sacred  light, 

Celestial  fire  impart, 
And  let  the  ray,  that  guides  my  sight, 
Inflame  my  frozen  heart. 

4  Thus  all  the  powers,  this  spirit  knows, 

Shall  to  my  God  be  given  : 
Sweet,  as  when  Aaron's  incense  rose 
In  fragrant  clouds  to  heaven. 


THE  GOSPEL.  181 


HYMN  242.     L.  M.     [«] 

Gospel  Mission. 

1  Thus  spake  the  Saviour,  when  he  sent 

His  ministers  to  preach  his  word  : 
They  through  the  world  obedient  went, 
And  spread  the  gospel  of  their  Lord  : 

2  Go  forth,  ye  heralds,  in  my  name  ; 

Cid  all  the  world  my  grace  receive ; 
The  gospel  jubilee  proclaim, 

And  call  them  to  repent  and  live. 

o  The  joyful  news  to  all  impart, 

And  teach  them  where  salvation  lies ; 
Bind  up  the  broken,  bleeding  heart, 
And  wipe  the  tear  from  weeping  eyes. 

4  Be  wise  as  serpents  where  you  go, 

But  harmless  as  the  peaceful  dove, 
And  let  your  heaven-taught  conduct  show 
That  you're  commissioned  from  above. 

5  All  power  is  vested  in  my  hands  ; 

I  will  protect  you  and  defend  ; 
Whilst  thus  you  follow  my  commands, 
I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end. 

HYMN  243.     S.  M.     [#] 

Gospel  Preachers. 

]    How  beauteous  are  their  feet 
Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues. 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 
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182  THE  GOSPEL. 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice  ! 

How  sweet  the  tidings  are  ! 
Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King  ; 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here. 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found. 

4  How  highly  blest  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ; 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ  ; 

Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 

And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad  : 
Let.  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour,  and  their  God. 

HYMN  244.     C.  M.     [  #  ] 

Gospel  Feast. 

1  On  Zion,  his  most  holy  mount, 

God  will  a  fejast  prepare, 
And  Israel's  sons,  and  Gentile  lands, 
Shall  in  the  banquet  share. 

2  Marrow  and  fatness  are  the  food 

His  bounteous  hand  bestows  ; 
Wine  on  the  lees,  and  well  refined, 
In  rich  abundance  flows. 


THE  GOSPEL,  1  S3 

3  See,  to  the  vilest  of  the  vile 

A  free  acceptance  given  ; 
See  rebels,  by  renewing  grace, 
Become  the  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  The  pained,  the  sick,  the  dying,  now 

To  ease  and  health  restored, 
With  eager  appetites  partake 
The  plenties  of  the  board. 

5  But,  O,  what  draughts  of  bliss  unknown, 

What  dainties,  shall  be  given, 
When,  with  the  millions  round  the  throne, 
We  join  the  feast  of  heaven  ! 

G  There  joys,  immeasurably  high, 
Shall  overflow  the  soul, 
And  springs  of  life,  that  never  dry, 
In  thousand  channels  roll. 

HYMN  215.     L.   Mi     [#] 

Provisions  of  Grace. 

1  How  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord ! 

Thy  table  furnished  from  above ! 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board, 
The  cup  o'erflows  with  heavenly  love, 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 

Were  first  invited  to  the  feast : 
We  humbly  take  what  they  refuse, 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  lame, 

And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh  ; 
But,  at  the  gospel  call,  we  came, 
And  every  want  received  supply. 


184  THE  GOSTEL. 


4  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 


To  him  that  ransomed  sinners  lost, 
And  pitied  rebels,  when  he  knew 

The  vast  expense  his  love  would  cost. 

HYMN  246.     L.  M.     [tf] 

Gospel  Provisions. 

1  Lord,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand, 

Which  spread  for  us  this  solemn  feast : 
The  riches  of  thy  gospel  stand 
Open  to  every  willing  guest. 

2  The  cup  is  filled  with  living  wine 

Pressed  from  celestial  fruits  above, 
And  flows,  to  man,  in  every  clime 
In  streams  of  everlasting  love. 

3  Then,  O  my  soul,  adore  and  praise 

Your  God,  who  doth  these  blessings  bring  ; 
Attune  your  harps  to  heavenly  lays, 
And  shout  hosannas  to  your  King. 

HYMN  247.8.  7.  M.     [#| 

Sinners  entreated. 

1  Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  message 

Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 
Every  sentence  O  how  tender  ! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love  : 

Listen  to  it ; 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  gospel 

News  from  Zion's  King  proclaim, 


THE  GOSPEL.  J  85 

To  each  rebel  sinner  pardon, 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name  : 

How  important  ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name. 

3  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succour  ; 
Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears, 
And,  with  news  of  consolation, 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears  : 

Tender  heralds 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 

HYMN  248.     C.  M.     [#] 

Blessings  of  the  Gospel. 

1  What  glorious  tidings  do  I  hear 

From  my  Redeemer's  tongue  ! 
I  can  no  longer  silence  bear  ; 
I'll  burst  into  a  song  : 

2  The  blind  receive  their  sight  with  joy  ; 

The  lame  can  walk  abroad  ; 
The  dumb  their  loosened  tongues  employ; 
The  deaf  can  hear  the  word. 

3  The  dead  are  raised  to  life  anew 

By  renovating  grace  ; 
The  glorious  gospel's  preached  to  you, 
The  poor  of  Adam's  race. 

4  O  wondrous  type  of  things  divine, 

When  Christ  displays  his  love, 
To  raise  from  wo  the  sinking  mind. 
To  reign  in  realms  above  ! 
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THE  GOSPEL. 


HYMN  249.     CM.     [a] 

Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 

Are  by  creation  thine, 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  power  and  glory  shine. 

2  But  thy  compassion,  Lord,  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
Till  every  tribe  and  every  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4  Haste,  sovereign  mercy,  and  transform 

Their  cruelty  to  love  ; 

Soften  the  tiger  to  a  lamb, 

The  vulture  to  a  dove. 

5  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  sincere  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel's  rajs  ; 
And  build  in  every  heathen  land 
A  temple  to  thy  praise. 

HYMN  250.     C.  M.     [  #  ] 

Sinai  and  Zion. 

1   Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 

The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke, — 
Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word 
Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke, — 


THE  GOSPEL.  187 

2  But  we  are  come  to  Zion's  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 
And  spread  his  love  abroad. 

3  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

*      Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven  ! 
And  God,  the  Judge  of  all,  declares 
Their  vilest  sins  forgiven. 

4  The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead, 

But  one  communion  make  ; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  Head, 
And  of  his  grace  partake. 

5  In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest  : 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is 
Must  be  forever  blest. 


HYMN  251.     CM.     [#] 

Rich  Treasure  in  earthen  Vessels. 

1  How  rich  thy  bounty,  King  of  kings  ! 

Thy  favours  how  divine  ! 
The  blessings  which  thy  gospel  brings, 
How  splendidly  they  shine  ! 

2  Gold  is  but  dross,  and  gems  but  toys, 

Should  gold  and  gems  compare ; 
How  mean,  when  set  against  those  joys 
Thy  poorest  servants  share  I 

3  Yet  all  these  treasures  of  thy  grace 

Are  lodged  in  urns  of  clay, 
And  the  weak  sons  of  mortal  race 
Immortal  gifts  convey. 


188  THE  GOSPEL. 

4  Feebly  they  lisp  thy  glories  forth, 

Yet  grace  the  victory  gives  } 
Quickly  they  moulder  back  to  earth, 
Yet  still  the  gospel  lives. 

5  Such  wonders  power  divine  effects  ; 

Such  trophies  God  can  raise  ;  ^ 

His  hand  from  crumbling  dust  erects 
His  monuments  of  praise. 

HYMN  252.     L.  M.     [#] 

Excellency  of  the  Christian  Religion. 

1  Let  everlasting  glories  crown 

Thy  head,  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord ; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 

Some  solid  ground  to  rest  upon  ; 
With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

3  How  well  thy  sacred  truths  agree  ! 

How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands  ! 
Thy  promises,  howT  firm  they  be  ! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stand 

4  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 

Assault  my  faith  with  treacherous  art, 
I'd  call  them  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 


THE  GOSPEL.  189 


HYMN  253.     C.  M.     |>] 

Triumph  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Lord,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly, 

Armed  with  thy  spirit's  power  ; 
Ten  thousand  shall  confess  its  sway, 
And  bless  the  saving  hour. 

2  Beneath  the  influence  of  thy  grace, 

The  barren  wastes  shall  rise, 
With  sudden  greens  and  fruits  arrayed, — 
A  blooming  paradise. 

3  True  holiness  shall  strike  its  root 

In  each  believing  heart ; 
Shall  in  a  growth  divine  arise, 
And  heavenly  fruits  impart. 

4  Peace,  with  her  olives  crowded,  shall  stretch 

Her  wings  from  shore  to  shore  ; 
No  trump  shall  rouse  the  rage  of  war, 
Nor  murderous  cannon  roar. 

5  Lord,  for  those  days  we  wait ;  those  days 

Are  in  thy  word  foretold  : 
Fly  swifter,  sun  and  stars,  and  bring 
This  promised  age  of  gold. 

HYMN  254.     S.  M.     [#] 

Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 
1  Behold,  the  heavens  declare 
The  glory  of  our  God  ; 
The  starry  firmament  on  high 
Proclaims  his  nower  abroad. 


190  THE  GOSPEL. 

2  But  from  his  gospel  beams 

Instruction  more  divine  : 
There  God  unfolds  an  endless  djy ; 
There  love  and  mercy  shine. 

3  There  God  reveals  his  laws, 

So  perfect  and  so  pure  ; 
And  there  is  taught  that  fear  of  him, 
Which  ever  shall  endure. 

4  There  he  instructs  the  wise, 

Reclaims  the  wandering  soul, 
And  brings  to  light  those  hidden  joys 
Which  all  our  griefs  control. 

HYMN  255.     H.  M.     [  #  ] 

Gospel  Day. 

1   I  sing  the  gospel  day, 

When  Christ  shall  finish  sin, 
His  wondrous  love  display, 
And  conquered  rebels  bring  : 
They  prostrate  fall, 
And  humbly  own 
That  God,  alone, 
Is  all  in  all. 

2  The  Saviour,  Christ,  must  reign 
Till  all  his  foes  submit, 
And,  saved  by  him  from  pain, 
Shall  worship  at  his  feet ; 
Shall  prostrate  fall) 
And  humbly  own 
That  God,  alone, 
Is  all  in  all. 


THE  GOSPEL.  191 

3  Then  death  itself  shall  die, 
And  life  triumphant  reign  ; 
No  more  shall  sinners  sigh 
In  darkness,  guilt,  and  pain  : 
Prostrate  they  fall, 
And  humbly  own 
That  God,  alone, 
Is  all  in  all. 

HYMN  256.     L.  If.     [tf] 

Strains  of  Gospel  Grace. 

1  The  God  who  once  to  Israel  spoke, 
From  Sinai's  top,  in  fire  and  smoke, 
In  gentler  strains  of  gospel  grace 
Invites  us  now  to  seek  his  face. 

2  He  wears  no  terrors  on  his  brow ; 
He  speaks  in  love,  from  Zion,  now  : 
It  is  the  voice  of  Jesus'  blood 

That  calls  us,  wanderers,  back  to  God. 

o  God's  servant,  Moses,  quaked  and  feared, 
When  Sinai's  thundering  law  he  heard  ; 
But  gospel  grace,  with  accents  mild, 
Speaks  to  the  sinner  as  a  child. 

4  What  other  arguments  can  move 

The  heart  that  slights  a  Saviour's  love  ? 
O  may  that  heavenly  power  be  felt, 
And  cause  the  stony  heart  to  melt. 


192  THE  GOSPEL. 


HYMN  257.     C.  M.     [*] 

Gospel  Trumpet. 

1  Let  every  mortal  ear  attend, 

And  every  heart  rejoice  ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho,  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

That  feed  upon  the  wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind, — 

3  Eternal  Wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast, 
And  bids  our  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho,  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die, 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Dear  Lord,  the  treasures  of  thy  love 

Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deeper  than  all  our  miseries  are, 
More  boundless  than  our  sins. 

6  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day  ; 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 


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INVITATIONS. 


HYMN  258.     CM.     [#] 

Christ's  Invitation. 

1  The  Saviour  calls  !  let  every  ear 

Attend  the  heavenly  sound  : 
Ye  doubting  souls,  dismiss  your  fear  : 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 

Here  streams  of  bounty  flow  ; 
And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart 
To  banish  mortal  wo. 

3  There  springs  of  sacred  pleasure  rise 

To  ease  your  every  pain  ; 

Immortal  fountain,  full  supplies  ! 

Xor  shall  you  thirst  in  vain. 

4  Ye  sinners,  come ;  'tis  mercy's  voice  ; 

The  gracious  call  obey  ; 
Mercy  invites  to  heavenly  joys, 
And  can  you  yet  delay  ? 

5  Dear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant  hearts  ; 

To  thee  let  sinners  fly, 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts, 
And  drink,  and  never  die. 


194  INVITATIONS. 


HYMN  259.     S.  M.     [*] 

Saviour's  Voice. 

1  Hear  what  a  Saviour's  voice, 

To  sinners,  does  proclaim  ; 

0,  all  ye  ransomed  souls,  rejoice 

In  your  Redeemer's  name. 

2  Where  sin  and  death  have  reigned, 

And  all  their  power  employed, 
There  is  his  love  and  light  maintained, 
And  heavenly  truth  enjoyed. 

3  The  needy,  starving  poor 

Are  filled  with  living  bread  ; 
The  opening  of  the  prison  door 
Proclaims  the  captive  freed. 

4  The  thirsty,  panting  soul, 

That  longs  for  springs  of  grace, 
Beholds  celestial  waters  roll, 
And  floods  of  righteousness. 

5  My  God,  my  Saviour  too, 

I  would  thy  love  proclaim, 
Partake  of  what  is  brought  to  view, 
And  sing  thy  glorious  name. 

HYMN  260.     C.  M.     [  b  or  #  ] 

Gospel  Invitations. 

1  Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 
Behold  a  royal  feast, 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store 
For  every  humble  guest. 


INVITATIONS.  195 

2  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms ; 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come  : 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms  ) 
But,  see,  there  yet  is  room. 

3  In  Jesus'  condescending  heart 

Both  love  and  pity  meet ; 

Nor  will  he  bid  the  soul  depart, 

That  trembles  at  his  feet. 

4  Come,  then,  and  with  his  people  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love, 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

HYMN  201.     L.  M.     [tf] 

Invitation. 

1  Come,  fellow  sinners,  come  away  ; 

Behold  the  fast-declining  sun  ) 
No  longer  in  the  market  stay ; 

'Tis  time  our  labours  were  begun. 

2  O  be  not  faithless  in  the  Lord  : 

Whate'er  is  right  we  shall  receive  ; 
If  we  but  hearken  to  his  word, 
He  will  immortal  treasures  give. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  vineyard  we  appear, 
To  labour  in  the  works  of  love  ; 
O  may  we  be  thy  mercy's  care, 
Nor  from  thy  precepts  ever  rove. 

4  And  when  thy  labourers  all  come  home, 
May  each,  with  joy,  thy  goodness  see  } 
Nor  fault  what  boundless  grace  has  dooe. 
In  setting  man  from  bondage  free. 


196  INVITATIONS. 


HYMN  262.     C.  M.     [  *  ] 

God  is  Love. 
I  Come,  ye  that  know  and  love  the  Lord, 
And  raise  your  thoughts  above  ; 
Let  every  heart  and  voice  accord 
To  sing  that  God  is  Love. 

2  This  precious  truth  his  word  declares, 

And  all  his  mercies  prove ; 

Jesus,  the  Gift  of  gifts,  appears 

To  show  that  God  is  Love. 

3  Behold  his  patience  bearing  long 

With  those  who  from  him  rove, 
Till  mighty  grace  their  hearts  subdue, 
To  teach  them  God  is  Love. 

4  O  may  we  all,  while  here  below, 

This  blessing  well  improve, 
Till  nobler  praise,  in  brighter  worlds, 
Proclaim  that  God  is  Love. 

HYMN  263.     7s.  M.     [#] 

Christ's  Invitations. 
1   Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 
Come,  and  make  my  path  your  choice ; 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home  : 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come. 

2  Thou  who,  houseless,  sole,  forlorn, 

Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn ; 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  waste, 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  haste. 


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3  Ye  who,  tossed  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain  ; 
Ye,  whose  weeping,  sleepless  eyes 
Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise; — 

4  Ye  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

In  remorse  for  guilt  who  mourn, 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care  : 
Who  the  stings  of  guilt  can  bear  ? 

5  Sinner,  come  ;  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  every  wound, 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure, 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

HYMN  264.     C.  M.     [#] 

Invitation. 

1  Ye  favoured  children  of  the  Lord, 

Ye  loved,  ye  ransomed  race, 
Come,  listen  to  the  cheering  word 
Of  our  Redeemer's  grace. 

2  O  come  ;  attend  the  Saviour's  call; 

He  only  life  can  give  ; 
His  gracious  voice  proclaimed  to  all 
Is,  Come,  believe,  and  live. 

3  But  man,  regardless  of  his  words, 

From  Jesus  doth  depart ; 
The  joyful  sound  no  life  affords 
His  unbelieving  heart. 

4  Hasten,  O  God,  that  glorious  day, 

In  thine  owti  plan  designed, 


198  INVITATIONS. 

When  thou  wilt  take  the  veil  away 
From  each  benighted  mind. 

5  Then  sinne/s  shall  with  grateful  hearts 
The  Saviour's  name  adore  ; 
And  carnal  mind,  with  subtle  arts, 
Shall  tempt  their  souls  no  more. 

HYMN  265.     C.  M.     [#] 

Angelic  Invitation. 

1  See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates, 

Inviting  us  to  come  ; 
There  Jesus,  the  Forerunner,  waits, 
To  welcome  pilgrims  home. 

2  There,  on  a  green  and  flow-ery  mount, 

Our  wTeary  souls  shall  sit, 
And  with  transporting  joys  recount 
The  labours  of  our  feet. 

3  No  vam  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue, 

Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear  ; 
Infinite  grace  shall  be  our  song, 
And  heaven  rejoice  to  hear. 

4  Eternal  glory  to  the  King 

That  brought  us  safely  through  ; 
Our  tongue  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 
And  endless  praise  renew. 

HYMN  266.    L.  M.     |>] 

Jesus'  Call. 

1  Come,  all  ye  weary,  fainting  souls, 
Ye  heavy  laden  sinners,  come  ; 


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I'll  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
And  lead  you  to  my  heavenly  home. 

2  Ye  shall  find  rest,  that  learn  of  me  ; 

I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  ; 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  Blest  is  the  man  whose  shoulders  take 

My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight : 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck  ; 

My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light. 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command, 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal. 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 
To  rule  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 

HYMN  267.     8  h  7s.  M.     [  #  ] 

Call  to  Zion. 

1  Praise  to  God,  the  great  Creator, 

Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy, 
He  whose  hand  upholds  all  nature, 

He  whose  word  can  all  destroy  ! 
Saints,  with  pious  zeal  attending, 

Now  the  grateful  tribute  raise  ; 
Solemn  songs,  to  heaven  ascending, 

Join  the  universal  praise. 

2  Here  indulge  each  grateful  feeling  ; 

Lowly  bend  wTith  contrite  souls  ; 
Here,  his  milder  grace  revealing, 

Here  no  peal  of  thunder  rolls  : 
Lo,  the  sacred  page  before  us 

Bears  the  promise  of  his  love, 


200  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

Full  of  mercy  to  restore  us, 
Mercy  beaming  from  above. 

3  Every  secret  fault  confessing, 

Deed  unrighteous,  thought  of  sin, 
Seize,  O  seize  the  proffered  blessing, 

Grace  from  God,  and  peace  within  ! 
Heart  and  voice  with  rapture  swelling, 

Still  the  song  of  glory  raise  ; 
On  the  theme  immortal  dwelling, 

Join  the  universal  praise. 


THE    SCRIPTURES. 


HYMN  268.     CM.     [#] 

Excellency  of  Scripture. 

1  Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 

What  endless  glory  shines  ; 
Forever  be  thy  name  adored, 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find ; 
Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  rich  repast ; 
Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 


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4  O  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

My  study  and  delight ; 

And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light. 

5  Divine  Instructer,  gracious  Lord, 

Tie  thou  forever  near  ; 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there. 

HYMX  209.     CM.     [*] 

The  Scriptures. 
1   Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 
I  come  to  thee,  my  Lord  ; 
For  not  a  ray  of  hope  appears 
But  in  thy  holy  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage  ; 
Here  1  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
In  every  sacred  page. 

3  Here  living  water  gently  flows, 

To  wash  me  from  my  sin ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 
Nor  danger  dwells  therein. 

4  This  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  strife, 

Where  sense  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life, 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

5  May  thy  wise  counsels,  O  my  God, 

These  roving  feet  command, 
Lest  I  forsake  the  happy  road 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 


202  THE  SCRIPTURES. 


HYMN  270.     C  M.     [  #  ] 

Glory  of  the  Sacred  Pages. 

1  What  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic  like  the  sun  ! 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age  ; 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2  His  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 

His  gracious  light  and  heat ; 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rice ; 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine, 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  paths  of  truth  and  love ; 
Till  glory  break  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

HYMN  271.     L.  M.     [#] 

Nature  and  Scripture  compared. 

1  The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord  ; 

In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines  ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 

And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess ; 
But,  lo,  the  volume  thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 


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3  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

4  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise  ; 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light: 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise  ; 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

5  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 

In  souls  renewed,  and  sins  forgiven  : 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heaven 

HYMN  272.     S.  M.     [  #  ] 

Perfection  of  God's  Word. 

1  Behold,  the  morning  sun 

Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word  ! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ! 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 

And  men  securelv  trust. 

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4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given  ! 
O  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven. 


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HYMN  273.     C  W.     [  tf  ] 

Conquests  of  God's  Word. 

1  The  thirsty  earth  receives  the  rain, 

And  drinks  the  cooling  showers  ; 
Fresh  verdure  re-adorns  the  plain, 
And  wakes  the  drooping  flowers. 

2  The  blushing  mead,  the  fertile  field, 

Shall  be  with  blessings  filled  ; 
And  seed  to  him  in  plenty  yield. 
Who  has  its  bosom  tilled. 

3  The  living  word  of  life  divine 

Its  conquests  shall  extend, 
Till  every  heart,  in  every  clime, 
Shall  in  submission  bend. 

4  Uninterrupted  praise  shall  flow 

From  every  creature's  tongue, 
And  psalms  and  hymns  by  all  below 
In  choral  strains  be  sung. 

HYMN  274.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

Scripture  Teachings. 

1  Bright  Source  of  intellect  above, 
Father  of  spirits  and  of  love, 

O  dart,  with  energy  unknown, 
Celestial  beamings  from  thy  throne. 

2  Thy  sacred  book  we  would  survey, 
Enlightened  with  that  heavenly  day, 
And  seek  thine  influence  with  the  word, 
To  teach  our  souls  to  know  the  Lord. 


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3  So  shall  our  children  learn  the  road 
That  leads  them  to  their  fathers'  God, 
And,  formed  by  lessons  so  divine, 
Shall  infant  minds  with  knowledge  shine. 

4  So  shall  the  haughty  soul  submit, 
With  children  placed-  at  Jesus'  feet ; 
The  noisy  swell  of  pride  shall  cease, 
And  thy  sweet  voice  be  heard  in  peace. 

HYMN  275.     C.M.     OJ 

Delight  in  the  Wcrd  of  God. 

1  O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law  ! 

'Tis  daily  my  delight, 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 

2  My  waking  eves  prevent  the  day, 

To  meditate  thy  word  ; 
My  soul  with  longing  melts  away, 
To  hear  thy  gospel,  Lord. 

3  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind, 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver,  well  refined, 

Nor  heaps  of  shining  gold. 

4  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop, 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope, 
And  elevate  mv  praise. 
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206  THE  SCRIPTURES. 


HYMN  276.     L.  P.  M.     [  *  ] 

Holy  Scriptures. 

1  How  precious,  Lord,  thy  holy  word  ! 
What  light  and  joy  its  truths  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distressed  ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  our  doubtful  wTay ; 
Thy  love  forbids  our  feet  to  stray ; 

Thy  promise  leads  our  hearts  to  rest. 

2  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law, 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  we  draw ; 

These  are  our  study  and  delight : 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste, 
Nor  gold  that  hath  the  furnace  past 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

3  Thy  threatenings  wake  our  slumbering  eyes, 
And  warn  us  where  our  danger  lies ; 

But  'tis  thy  holy  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  the  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converts  the  soul,  subdues  our  sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 

HYMN  277.     CM.     [#] 

Consolation  from  the  Scriptures. 

1  Lord,  we  would  make  thy  word  our  joy, 

Our  lasting  heritage ; 
May  this  our  noblest  powers  employ, 
Our  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

2  Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 

That  guides  us  all  the  day. 


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And,  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

3  O,  'tis  a  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise  ; 
There  seeds  of  endless  bliss  are  sown, 
There  boundless  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  blessed  ; 
It  shows  a  home  beyond  the  grave, 
And  an  eternal  rest. 

HYMN  278.     L.  M.     [a] 

Glorious  Word. 

1  When  Israel  through  the  desert  passed, 

A  fiery  pillar  went  before, 
To  guide  them  through  the  desert  waste, 
And  lessen  the  fatigues  they  bore. 

2  Such  is  thy  glorious  word,  O  God  ! 

'Tis  for  our  light  and  guidance  given ; 
It  sheds  a  lustre  all  abroad, 

And  points  the  path  to  bliss  and  heaven. 

3  It  fills  the  soul  with  sweet  delight, 

And  quickens  its  inactive  powers ; 
It  sets  our  wandering  footsteps  right, 
Displays  thy  love,  and  kindles  ours. 

4  Its  promises  rejoice  our  hearts  ; 

Its  doctrines  are  divinely  true  ; 
Knowledge  and  pleasure  it  imparts, 
And  comforts  and  instructs  us  too. 


20S  TRIUMPH  OF  CHRISTIANITY. 


HYMN  279.     S.  M.     [  #  ] 

Scripture  a  Guide. 

1  How  choice  the  book  divine, 

By  inspiration  given  ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears  ; 
Life,  light,  and  joy,  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way, 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 


THZTJMPH   OF   CHRISTIANITY 


HYMN  2S0.     CM.     [tf] 

Triumph  of  Christianity. 

1  O'er  mountain  tops,  the  mount  of  God 

In  latter  days  shall  rise 
Above  the  summits  of  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wondering  eyes. 

2  To  this,  the  joyful  nations  round, 

All  tribes  and  tongues,  shall  flow ) 


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Up  to  this  mountain  of  their  God, 
With  songs  of  triumph  go. 

I  The  beams  that  shine  from  Zion's  hill 
Shall  lighten  every  land  ; 
The  King  who  reigns  in  Salem's  towers 
Shall  the  whole  world  command. 

No  war  shall  rage  ;  no  hostile  feuds 

Disturb  those  peaceful  years  : 
To  plough-shares  men  shall  beat  their  swords, 

To  pruning-hooks  their  spears. 

No  longer  host,  encountering  host, 

Shall  crowds  of  slain  deplore  ; 
They'll  lay  the  martial  trumpet  by, 

And  study  war  no  more. 

HYMN  281.     H.  M.     [#orb] 

Jubilee. 

1  Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 

The  gladly  solemn  sound ; 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  : 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

2  Behold  the  Son  of  God, 

Commissioned  from  above, 
To  all  the  human  race, 

The  Messenger  of  love  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

3  The  gospel  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  pardoning  grace  ; 
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Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near  ; 
Behold  your  Saviour's  face  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

4  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 
The  Father's  love  displayed  ; 
Ye  weary  spirits,  rest ; 

Ye  mourning  souls,  be  glad  : 

The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 

Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

HYMN  2S2.     P.  M.     [*-] 

New  Jerusalem. 

1  Away  With  our  sorrow  and  fear  ; 

We  soon  shall  recover  our  home  ; 
The  city  of  saints  shall  appear, 

The  day  of  eternity  come  : 
From  earth  we  shall  quickly  remove, 

And  mount  to  our  native  abode, 
The  house  of  our  Father  above, 

The  palace  of  angels  and  God. 

2  By  faith  we  already  behold 

That  lovely  Jerusalem  here  ; 
Her  walls  are  of  jasper  and  gold  ; 

As  crystal  her  buildings  are  clear  ; 
Immovably  founded  in  grace, 

She  stands  as  she  ever  hath  stood, 
And  brightly  her  Builder  displays. 

And  flames  with  the  glory  of  God. 

3  No  need  of  the  sun  in  that  day, 

Which  never  is  followed  by  night; 


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Where  Christ  does  his  brightness  display, 
A  pure  and  a  permanent  light  : 

The  Lamb  is  their  Light  and  their  Sun, 
And  lo,  by  reflection,  they  shine, 

With  Jesus  ineffably  one, 

And  bright  in  effulgence  divine  ! 

HYMN  283.     CM.     [*] 

Heavenly  Zion. 

1  Behold,  on  Zion's  hecvenly  shore, 

A  pure  and  countless  band,       0 
Whose  conflicts  and  whose  toils  are  o'er, 
In  glorious  order  stand. 

2  From  earth's  remotest  bounds  they  came, 

From  tribulations  great, 
And,  through  the  victories  of  the  Lamb, 
Have  reached  the  heavenly  state. 

3  Their  robes  are  washed  in  Jesus'  blood 

From  every  stain  of  sin  ; 
They  stand  before  the  throne  of  God, 
And  of  his  mercies  sing. 

4  Hunger  and  thirst  they  know  no  more, 

From  burning  heats  refreshed  ; 
The  Lamb  shall  feed  them  from  his  store, 
And  give  them  endless  rest. 

5  God  all  their  tears  shall  wipe  away, 

And  they  his  wonders  tell, 
While  in  his  temple  they  shall  stay, 
And  God  with  them  shall  dwell. 


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HYMN  2S4.     C.  M.     [  tf  ] 

New  Creation. 

1  When  will  the  eyelids  of  that  morn 

Open  upon  our  sight, 
When  all  creation  shall  be  born, 
And  day  disperse  the  night  ? 

2  When  will  the  Sun  of  Righteousness, 

With  healing  in  his  wings, 
The  numerous  sons  of  Adam  bless 
With  love's  eternal  springs  ? 

S  The  promised  day  will  surely  come ; 
Its  brightness  shall  unfold 
What  Jesus  hath  for  mortals  done, 
While  we  with  joy  behold. 

4  A  new  creation  then  shall  rise 
By  the  Almighty's  hand, 
And,  though  the  old  creation  dies, 
The  new  shall  always  stand. 

HYMX  285.     C.  M.     |>] 

New  Jerusalem  descending. 

1  Lo,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 

To  our  believing  eyes  ! 
The  earth  and  sea  shall  pass  away, 
And  yonder  rolling  skies. 

2  From  heaven  above,  where  God  resides, 

That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  New  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorned  with  shining  grace. 


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3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

Celestial  armies  sing  ; 
Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
Of  your  descending  King. 

4  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

From  every  weeping  eye  ; 
And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and  fears, 
And  death  itself,  shall  die. 

5  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  how  long 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  brins;  the  welcome  dav. 


GHACS   AND   SALVATION. 


HYMN  2S6.     L.  M.     [#] 

Salvation  by  Grace. 

Now  to  the  power  of  God  supreme 
Be  everlasting  honours  given  ; 

He  saves  from  sin, — we  bless  his  name, — - 
And  calls  our  wandering  feet  to  heaven. 

Not  for  our  duties  or  deserts, 
But  of  his  own  abundant  grace, 

He  works  salvation  in  our  hearts, 
And  forms  a  people  for  his  praise. 

Twas  his  own  purpose  that  begun 
To  rescue  sinners  doomed  to  die ; 


214  GRACE  AND   SALVATION. 

He  gave  us  grace  in  Christ  his  Son, 
Before  he  spread  the  starry  sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  appeared  at  last, 

And  made  his  Father's  counsels  known  ; 
Declared  the  great  transactions  past, 
And  brought  immortal  blessings  down. 

5  He  died  !  and,  in  that  dreadful  night, 

Did  all  the  powers  of  death  destroy  ; 
Rising,  he  brought  our  heaven  to  light, 
And  took  possession  of  the  joy. 

HYMN  2S7.     L.  M.     [#] 

Morn  of  Salvation. 

1  Awake  the  song  that  gave  to  earth 
Salvation  in  Immanuel's  birth  ! 
Angelic  tongues  the  strain  began, — 
'Twas  peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  man. 

2  Celestial  peace  !  and  is  it  ours 

To  strike  the  harp  on  Salem's  towers  ? 
To  welcome  back  the  dove  that  brings 
The  balm  of  healing  in  her  wings  ? 

3  She  comes  !  and,  lo,  the  orphan's  wail 
No  longer  loads  the  passing  gale  ; 
Contentment  sheds  her  sacred  calm, 
And  nature  owns  the  sovereign  charm. 

4  She  comes  !  and  banner,  spear  and  plume, 
That  led  to  conquest  and  the  tomb, 
Wreathed  with  the  olive,  now  adorn 

The  triumph  of  salvation's  morn. 


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HYMN  28S.     C.  M.     [  *  ] 

Salvation. 

1  Salvation!  O  the  joyful  sound  ! 

'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears  ; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  death's  dark  door  we  lay  ; 
But  we  arise,  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation  !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

HYMN  2S9.     L.  M.     [>] 

Salvation  by  Christ. 

1  Salvation  is  foi  ever  nigh 

The  souls  that  love  and  trust  the  Lord  ; 
And  grace,  descending  from  on  high, 
Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 

2  Now  truth  and  mercy  meet  on  earth, 

In  Christ,  for  our  salvation  given  ; 
And,  by  a  new  celestial  birth, 

He  fits  us  for  the  courts  of  heaven. 

3  His  peace  and  glory  shall  abound, 

Religion  dwell  on  earth  again  ; 
Its  balmy  comforts  spread  around, 
In  our  Redeemer's  gentle  reign. 


216  GRACE  AND   SALVATION. 

4  By  him  we  have  access  to  God  ; 

Our  wandering  feet  shall  stray  no  more  3 
While  his  salvation  shines  abroad, 

We'll  praise  his  justice,  love,  and  power. 

HYMN  290.     S.  M.     [*] 

Praise  for  Salvation. 

1  Sing  to  Jehovah's  name, 

And  in  his  strength  rejoice  ; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2  With  thanks  approach  his  sight, 

And  hymns  of  honour  sing  ; 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  boundless  might, 
The  whole  creation's  Kinc. 

3  Let  princes,  angels,  know, 

How  mean  their  natures  seem  ; 

Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 

When  once  compared  with  him. 

4  Earth,  with  its  caverns  deep, 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand  ; 
He  fixed  the  seas  what  bounds  to  keep, 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  humble  souls,  adore, — 

Come,  kneel  before  his  face ; 
O  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Be  children  of  his  grace! 


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HYMN  291.     L.  M.     [*] 

Eternal  Life  by  Grace. 

I    Eternal  life  !  how  sweet  the  sound, 
To  sinners  who  in  bondage  sigh  : 
Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around ; 
Echo  the  joys,  ye  worlds  on  high. 

2  Eternal  life  !  how  will  it  reign, 

When,  mounting  from  this  breathless  clod, 
The  soul,  discharged  from  sin  and  pain, 
Ascends  to  meet  its  Father,  God ! 

;>  Eternal  life  !  O  how  refined 

The  joys,  the  triumphs  how  divine, 
When  we,  in  body  and  in  mind, 
Shall  in  the  Saviour's  image  shine ! 

4   Holy  and  heavenly  is  the  soul, 

Where  dwells  a  hope  so  bright  as  this ; 
We  wish  and  long  to  reach  the  goal, 
And  seize  the  prize  of  endless  bliss. 

HYMN  292.     H.  M.     [  *  ] 

Salvation  of  the  World. 

1  Let  earth  and  heaven  agree, 

Angels  and  men  be  joined, 
To  celebrate  with  me 

The  Saviour  of  mankind  : 
To  praise  the  all-redeeming  Lamb, 
And  bless  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name. 

2  Jesus,  transporting  sound  ! 

The  joy  of  earth  and  heaven  ; 
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218  GRACE  AND  SALVATION. 

No  other  help  is  found, 
No  other  name  is  given, 
By  which  we  can  salvation  have ; 
But  Jesus  came  the  world  to  save. 

3  O,  for  a  trumpet's  voice, 

On  all  the  world  to  call, 
To  bid  their  hearts  rejoice 

In  him  who  died  for  all ! 
For  all,  my  Lord  was  crucified, 
For  all,  for  all,  my  Saviour  died  ! 

HYMN  293.     CM.     [>] 

Faith  in  the  Promise  of  Salvation. 

1  Begin,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme. 

And  speak  some  boundless  thing  ; 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name, 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2  Tell  of  his  wondrous  faithfulness, 

And  sound  his  power  abroad  ; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace, 
And  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim  salvation  from  the  Lord 

For  wretched,  dying  men  ; 
His  hand  has  writ  the  sacred  word 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  Engjaved  as  in  eternal  brass, 

The  mighty  promise  shines  ; 
Nor  can  the  powers  of  darkness  raze 
Those  everlasting  lines. 


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HYMN  294.     7s.  M.     [  *  ] 

Salvation  by  Redeeming  Love. 

1  Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name  : 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye,  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3  Welcome,  all  by  sin  oppressed, 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest  : 

*  Nothing  brought  him  from  above, 

*  Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

4  When  his  spirit  leads  us  home, 
When  we  to  his  glory  come, 
We  shall  all  the  fulness  prove 
Of  our  Lord's  redeeming  love. 

5  Hither,  then,  your  music  bring, 
Strike  aloud  each  cheerful  string  ; 
Mortals,  join  the  host  above, 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

HYMN  295.    8  fc  7s.  M.     [  *  ] 

God  of  Salvation. 

1  Hail,  the  God  of  our  salvation, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love  ! 
Let  us  all,  with  exultation, 
Imitate  the  blest  above. 


220  GRACE  AND  SALVATION. 

2  Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 

Bordered  on  the  shades  of  death, 
He  hath,  by  his  grace  revealing, 
Scattered  all  the  clouds  beneath. 

3  Father,  Source  of  all  compassion, 

Pure,  unbounded  Love  thou  art ; 
Hail,  the  God  of  our  salvation, 
Praise  him,  every  thankful  heart f 

4  Joyfully  on  earth  adore  him, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place  ; 
There,  enraptured,  fall  before  him, 
Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

HYxMN  296.    S..M      [#] 

Celestial  Grace. 

1  Raise  your  triumphant  songs 

To  an  immortal  tune  ; 
Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  hath  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  Love 

Its  brightest  Image  chose, 
And  bade  him  raise  our  sinful  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears  ; 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 

Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 

And  take  the  offered  peace. 

4  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call ; 

We  lay  an  humble  claim 
To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought, 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 


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HYMN  297.     C.  M.     [  *  ] 

Grace  perfected  in  Glory. 

1   How  rich  thy  favours,  God  of  grace 
How  various,  how  divine  ! 
Full  as  the  ocean  they  are  poured, 
And  bright  as  heaven  thev  shine. 


2  God  to  eternal  glory  calls, 

And  points  the  wondrous  way 
To  those  bright  realms  of  peace  and  joy, 
Where  reigns  unclouded  day. 

3  The  songs  of  everlasting  years 

That  mercy  shall  attend, 
Which  leads,  through  sufferings  of  an  hour. 
To  joys  that  never  end. 

HYMN  298.     C.  M.     [*  ] 

Nature  and  Grace. 

1  Indulgent  Father,  how  divine, 

How  rich  thy  bounties  are  ! 
Through  nature's  ample  round  they  shine, 
Thy  goodness  to  declare. 

2  But  in  the  nobler  work  of  grace 

Unbounded  mercy  smiles, 
Reflected  from  the  Saviour's  face, 
And  every  fear  beguiles. 

3  Such  wonders,  Lord,  while  we  survey, 

To  thee  our  thanks  shall  rise, 
When  morning  ushers  in  the  day, 
Or  evening  veils  the  skies. 
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222  GRACE  AND  SALVATION. 

4  When  glimmering  life  resigns  its  flame, 

Thy  praise  shall  tune  our  breath  ; 
The  sweet  remembrance  of  thy  name 
Shall  gild  the  shades  of  death 

5  But,  O,  how  blessed  our  songs  shall  rise 

In  glad  seraphic  lay, 
When  all  thy  glories  meet  our  eyes 
Through  an  eternal  day. 

HYMN  299.     L.  M.     [#] 

Excellency  of  Grace. 

1  To  thee  my  heart,  eternal  King, 
Would  now  its  thankful  tribute  bring ; 
To  thee  its  humble  homage  raise, 

In  songs  of  ardent,  grateful  praise. 

2  All  nature  shows  thy  boundless  love, 
In  worlds  below,  and  worlds  above ; 
But  in  thy  sacred  word  I  trace 
The  richest  glories  of  thy  grace. 

3  There  Jesus  bids  our  sorrows  cease, 

And  gives  the  labouring  conscience  peace , 
Raises  our  grateful  feelings  high, 
And  points  to  mansions  in  the  sky. 

4  For  grace  like  this,  O  may  our  song 
Through  endless  years  thy  praise  prolong, 
And  distant  climes  thy  name  adore, 

Till  time  and  nature  are  no  more ! 


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HYMN  300.     C.  M.     f  *  or  b  ] 

Sufficiency  of  Grace. 

1  Why  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls, 

Those  mournful  colours  wear  ? 
What  doubts  are  these  that  waste  your  faith, 
And  nourish  your  despair  ? 

2  What  though  your  mighty  guilt  beyond 

The  wide  creation  go, 
And  hath  its  strong  foundations  laid 
Deep  as  the  shades  below  ? 

3  See,  here  an  endless  ocean  flows 

Of  never-failing  grace  ! 
Behold,  a  dying  Saviour's  veins 
The  sacred  flood  increase  ! 

4  It  rises  high,  and  drowns  the  hills, 

Has  neither  shore  nor  bound  : 

Now,  if  we  search  to  find  our  sins, 

Our  sins  can  ne'er  be  found. 

5  Awake,  our  hearts,  adore  the  grace 

That  buries  all  our  faults, 
And  pardoning  blood,  that  swells  above 
Our  follies  and  our  thoughts. 

HYMN  301.     L.  M.     [*] 

Grace  of  God  through  Christ. 

1   Immortal  God,  on  thee  we  call, 
The  great  Original  of  all  ! 
By  thee  we  are,  to  thee  we  tend, 
Our  sure  Support,  our  glorious  End. 


.224  GRACE  AND  SALVATION, 

2  We  praise  thy  free,  thy  heavenly  grace, 
Which  pitied  our  revolted  race, 

And  Jesus,  our  victorious  Head, 
The  Captain  of  salvation  made. 

3  He,  thine  eternal  love  decreed, 
Should  many  sons  to  glory  lead  ; 

And  rich  supplies  through  him  are  given, 
To  fit  us  for  the  joys  of  heaven. 

4  A  scene  of  wonders  here  we  see, 
Worthy  thy  Son,  and  worthy  thee  : 
This  theme  shall  now  inspire  our  tongues, 
And  raise  in  heaven  our  noblest  songs. 

HYMN  302.     CM.     [>  or  b  ] 

Transforming  Grace. 

1  My  God,  the  visits  of  thy  face 

Afford  superior  joy 
To  all  the  flattering  world  can  give, 
Or  mortal  hopes  employ. 

2  But  clouds  and  darkness  intervene ; 

My  brightest  joys  decline  ; 
And  earth's  gay  trifles  oft  ensnare 
This  wandering  heart  of  mine. 

3  Lord,  guide  my  roving  heart  to  thee  ; 

Unsatisfied  I  stray  : 
Break  through  the  shades  of  sense  and  sin 
With  thy  enlivening  ray. 

4  Lord,  raise  my  faith,  my  hope,  my  neart, 

To  those  transporting  joys  ; 
Then  shall  I  scorn  each  little  snare 
Which  this  vain  world  employs. 


GRACE  AND   SALVATION.  225' 

5  O,  let  thy  beams  resplendent  shine, 
And  every  cloud  remove  ; 
Transform  my  powers,  and  fit  my  soul 
For  happier  scenes  above. 

HYMN  303.     CM.     [#] 

Influence  of  Grace. 

1  My  God,  what  silken  cords  are  thine  ! 

How  soft,  and  yet  howr  strong  ! 
Whilst  power,  and  truth,  and  grace,  combine 
To  draw  our  souls  along. 

2  When  crushed  beneath  the  heavy  yoke 

Of  folly  and  of  sin, 
Thy  hand  our  iron  bondage  broke, 
Our  grateful  hearts  to  win. 

3  The  guilt  of  twice  ten  thousand  sins 

Thy  mercy  takes  away  : 
Thy  promise,  when  the  war  begins, 
Secures  the  crowning  day. 

4  Comfort,  through  all  this  vale  of  tears, 

In  rich  profusion  flows  : 
The  glory  of  unnumbered  years 
Eternity  bestows. 

5  Drawn  by  such  cords,  we  onward  move, 

Till  round  thy  throne  we  meet, 
And,  captives  in  the  chains  of  love, 
Fall  at  our  Conqueror's  feet. 


226  GRACE  AND  SALVATION. 


HYMN  304.     S.M.     [#] 

Grace. 

1  Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound, 

Harmonious  to  the  ear  : 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 

To  save  rebellious  man  ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  taught  my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road  ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days  : 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

HYMN  305.     CM.     [^orb] 

Display  of  divine  Grace. 

1  When  God  revealed  his  gracious  name, 

And  changed  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seemed  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appeared  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess  : 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains, 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 


GRACE   AND   SALVATION.  2^7 

The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night, 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 

To  rivers  of  delight. 

Let  those  who  sow  in  sadness  wait 

Till  the  rich  harvest  come  , 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 

And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

HYMN  30G.     H.  M.     [#] 

Grace  Triumphant. 

1  Before  the  world  was  made, 

Or  sun  or  planets  shone, 
Salvation's  base  was  laid 

In  God's  anointed  Son, 
Who  came  to  spread  the  truth  abroad, 
And  reconcile  a  world  to  God. 

2  By  mercy's  hand  upheld, 

Firmly  his  purpose  stands  : 
What  love  his  bosom  filled  ! 

What  kindness  moved  his  hands  ! 
What  pity  warmed  his  pleading  breath, 
WTho  meekly  blest  his  foes  in  death  ! 

3  Now,  raised  to  realms  above, 

Where  boundless  mercies  shine, 
Will  Christ  forget  his  love  ? 
Forget  this  heart  of  mine  ? 
O,  no  ;  his  favours  never  end  ; 
He's  there,  as  here,  the  sinner's  Friend. 

4  H^il,  all-triumphant  hour 

In  which  my  Saviour  rose  ! 


2£8  FAITH  AND   HOPE. 

The  grave  lias  lost  its  power  \ 
My  soul,  forget  thy  woes. 
Widely  he'll  spread  his  grace  abroad, 
And  safely  guide  a  world  to  God. 


FAITH    AND    HOPE. 


HYMN  307.     81.L.M.    [#] 

Faith  in  God. 

1  God  is  our  Refuge  and  Defence, 

In  trouble  our  unfailing  Aid  ; 
Secure  in  his  omnipotence, 

What  foe  can  make  our  soul  afraid  ? 
Yea,  though  the  earth's  foundations  rock, 

And  mountains  down  the  gulf  be  hurled 
His  people  smile  amid  the  shock  ; 

They  look  beyond  this  transient  world. 

2  Thither  let  fervent  faith  aspire  ; 

Our  treasure  and  our  heart  be  there ; 
O  for  a  seraph's  wing  of  fire — 

No,  on  the  mightier  wings  of  prayer, 
We  reach  at  once  that  last  retreat, 

And,  ranged  among  the  ransomed  throng, 
Fail  with  the  elders  at  his  feet 

Whose  name  alone  inspires  their  song. 

3  Ah,  soon,  how  soon,  our  spirits  droop, 

Unwont  the  air  of  heaven  to  breathe  ; 
Yet  God,  in  very  deed,  will  stoop, 
And  dwell  himself  with  men  beneath. 


FAITH  AND  HOPE.  229 

Come  to  thy  living  temples,  then, 

As  in  the  ancient  times  appear  ; 
Let  earth  be  paradise  again, 

And  man,  O  God,  thine  image  here. 

HYMN  308.     L.  M.     [a] 

We  walk  by  Faith,  not  by  Sight. 

1  'Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 

We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide  and  truth  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies  ; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear ; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  receives  a  heavenly  ray, 

Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 

And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

4  So  Ahram,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God  : 
His  faith  beheld  the  promised  land, 
And  fired  his  zeal  along  the  road. 

HYMN  309.     CM.     [a] 

Vision  of  Faith. 

1   High  on  the  mountain's  towering  head, 
While  darkness  veils  the  sky, 
Faith  stands,  and,  through  the  stormy  cloud, 
Directs  her  anxious  eve. 
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230  FAITH  AND  HOPE. 

2  Amidst  the  gloom,  the  welcome  rays 

With  cheering  lustre  shine, 
And  open  to  her  ardent  gaze 
A  world  of  bliss  divine. 

3  The  yawning  gulf,  that  howled  beneath, 

Has  ceased  its  angry  roar, 
The  surging  waves  have  spent  their  force, 
And  died  upon  the  shore. 

4  Far  in  the  distance  faith  beholds 

A  flood  of  heavenly  light, 
Now  spreads  her  pinions,  and  directs 
To  heaven  her  ardent  flight. 

5  Far,  far  beyond  this  nether  world, 

Where  sin  and  sorrow  grow, 
She  seeks  and  finds  that  endless  rest, 
Where  joys  unceasing  flow. 

HYMN  310.     S.  M.     [#] 

Living  by  Faith. 

1  By  faith  may  Jesus  dwell 

In  our  believing  hearts  ; 
While  he  that  love  which  none  can  tell 
In  streams  of  grace,  imparts. 

2  Then  may  we  comprehend, 

With  all  the  saints  in  light, 
And  see  his  boundless  grace  extend, 
And  know  its  depth  and  height. 

3  Then,  filled  with  every  grace, 

From  strength  to  strength  we'll  go, 
WThile  Jesus  shows  his  smiling  face 
In  every  scene  of  wo. 


FAITH  AND   HOPE.  231 

4  Soon  we  shall  victors  be, 

And  crowns  of  glory  wear ; 
In  endless  peace  bur  Captain  see, 
And  dwell  forever  there. 

HYMN  311.     C.  M.     [#] 

Living  Faith. 

1  Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven, 

And  make  their  empty  boast 

Of  inward  joys,  and  sins  forgiven, 

While  they  are  slaves  to  lust ! 

2  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead  ; 

None  but  a  living  power  unites 

To  Christ,  the  living  Head. 

3  rTis  faith  that  purifies  the  heart ; 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  love  ; 
That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  This  faith  shall  every  fear  control. 

By  its  celestial  power  ; 
With  holy  triumph  fill  the  soul, 
In  death's  approaching  hour. 

HYMN  312.     L.  M.     [#] 

Victorious  Faith. 

1   Awake,  our  souls  ;  away,  our  fears ; 
Let  every  trembling  thought  be  gone ; 
Awake,  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 


232  FAITH  AND  HOPE. 

2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 

Who  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

3  From  thee,  the  overflowing  Spring, 

Believers  drink  a  fresh  supply, 
While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

4  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air, 

We'll  mount  *aloft  to  thine  abode  ; 
On  wings  of  love  to  Jesus  fly, 

Nor  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

HYMN  313.     CM.     [#] 

Power  of  Faith. 

1  Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss, 

And  saves  us  from  its  snares  ; 
Its  aid  in  every  duty  brings. 
And  softens  all  our  cares. 

2  It  quells  the  raging  flames  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God  and  heavenly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power 

The  healing  balm  to  give  ; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign  ; 
And  bids  us  seek  our  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  us  seek  in  vain. 


FAITH   AND   HOPE.  233 

5  On  that  bright  prospect  may  we  rest, 
Till  this  frail  body  dies  ; 
And  then,  on  faith's  triumphant  wings, 
To  endless  glory  rise. 

HYMN  314.    C.  M.     [*] 

God  our  Helper. 

1  The  Lord  appears  my  Helper  now, 

Nor  is  my  faith  afraid 
Of  what  the  sons  of  earth  can  do, 
Since  heaven  affords  me  aid. 

2  Tis  safer,  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 

And  have  my  God  my  Friend, 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  Like  bees  my  foes  beset  me  round, 

A  large  and  angry  swarm ; 
But  I  shall  all  their  rage  confound 
By  thine  almighty  arm. 

4  Tis  through  the  Lord  my  heart  is  strong  ; 

In  him  my  lips  rejoice  : 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice  ! 

HYMN  315.     L.  M.     [#] 

Soaring  by  Faith. 

J   There  is  a  glorious  world  on  high, 
Resplendent  with  eternal  day  ; 
Faith  views  the  blissful  prospect  nigh, 
And  God's  own  word  reveals  the  way, 
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234  FAITH  AND  HOPE. 

2  There  shall  the  servants  of  the  Lord 

With  never-fading  lustre  shine  ; 
Surprising  honour,  large  reward, 
Conferred  on  man  by  love  divine  ! 

3  How  happy,  then,  the  truly  wise, 

Who  learn  and  keep  the  sacred  road ; 
How  happy  they  whom  Heaven  employs, 
To  turn  rebellious  men  to  God. 

4  On  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire 

O  may  our  spirits  daily  rise, 
And  reach,  at  last,  the  shining  choir, 
In  brighter  mansions  of  the  skies. 

HYMN  316.     L.  M.     [bor#] 

Faith  in  God  in  a  Tirrie  of  Distress. 

1  SnorLD  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 

Extend  her  desolating  r 
Nor  spring  her  blooming  beauties  yield, 
Nor  autumn  swell  the  ripening  grain  . 

2  Should  lowing  herds  and  bleating  sheep 

Around  their  famished  master  die, 
And  hope  itself,  expiring,  weep, 

Whilst  life  deplores  its  last  supply  : — 

3  Amidst  the  dark,  the  deathful  scene, 

If  I  can  say,  The  Lord  is  mine, 
The  joy  shall  triumph  o'er  the  pain, 
And  glory  dawn,  though  life  decline. 

4  The  God  of  my  salvation  lives ; 

My  nobler  life  he  will  sustain  ; 
His  word  immortal  vigour  gives, 
Nor  shall  my  hope  or  trust  be  vain. 


FAITH  AND   HOPE.  235 

5  Thy  presence,  Lord,  can  cheer  my  heart, 
Though  every  earthly  comfort  die  ; 
Thy  love  can  hid  my  pain  depart, 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 

HYMN  317.     L.   M.     [>] 

Faith  in  the  invisible  God. 

1  Almighty  and  immortal  King, 

Thy  peerless  splendours  none  can  bear  ; 
But  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes, 
When  God  with  all  his  glory's  there. 

2  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 

The  great  Invisible  can  see, 
And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fixed  regards,  great  God,  to  thee. 

3  This  one  petition  would  it  urge, 

To  bear  thee  ever  m  its  sight ; 
In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknowi, 
Its  only  Portion  and  Delight. 

HYMN  318.     C.  M.     [tf] 

Joys  of  Faith  and  Hope. 

1  Those  happy  realms  of  joy  and  peace, 

Fain  would  my  heart  explore, 
Where  grief  and  pain  forever  cease, 
And  I  shall  sin  no  more. 

2  No  darkness  there  shall  cloud  the  eyes. 

No  languor  seize  the  frame  ; 
But  ever-active  vigour  rise 
To  feed  the  vital  flame. 


236  FAITH  AND  HOPE. 

3  O  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine, 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave, 
To  see  that  Friend,  and  call  him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save. 

4  Here  fix,  my  soul,  for  life  is  here  ; 

Light  breaks  amid  the  gloom  ; 
Trust  in  thy  Father's  love,  nor  fear 
The  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

HYMN  319.     CM.     [#orb] 

Looking  at  Things  unseen. 

1  Why  should  the  world's  alluring  toys 

Detain  our  hearts  and  eyes, 
Regardless  of  immortal  joys, 
And  strangers  to  the  skies. 

2  These  transient  scenes  will  soon  decay ; 

They  fade  upon  the  sight ; 
And  quickly  will  their  brightest  day 
Be  lost  in  endless  night. 

3  Lord,  send  a  beam  of  light  divine 

To  guide  our  upward  aim  ; 

With  one  reviving  ray  of  thine 

Our  languid  hearts  inflame. 

4  Then  shall,  on  faith's  sublimest  wing, 

Our  ardent  wishes  rise 
To  those  bright  scenes  where  pleasures  spring 
Immortal  in  the  skies. 


FAITH  AND   HOPE.  237 


HYMN  320.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Faith  in  the  Redeemer's  Sacrifice. 

1  Loud,  when  my  thoughts,  delighted,  rove 
Amidst  the  wonders  of  thy  love, 

Glad  hope  revives  my  drooping  heart, 
And  bids  intruding  fear  depart. 

2  1  hear  thy  groans  with  deep  surprise, 
And  view  thy  wounds  with  weeping  eyes ; 
Each  bleeding  wound,  each  dying  groan, 
With  anguish  filled,  and  pains  unknown. 

3  For  mortal  crimes  a  sacrifice, 

The  Lord  of  life,  the  Saviour,  dies ; 
What  love  !  what  mercy  !  how  divine  ! 
And  can  I  call  this  Saviour  mine  ! 

4  Be,  then,  my  heart  and  all  my  days 
Devoted  to  my  Saviour's  praise, 
And  let  my  glad  obedience  prove 
How  much  I  owe,  how  much  I  love. 

HYMN  321.     S.  M.     [#] 

Faith  and  Hope. 

1  Arise  !  expand  your  wings 

Of  faith,  and  hope,  and  zeal, 
And  soar  aloft  to  heavenly  things, 
To  Zion's  sacred  hill. 

2  There  all  the  prophets  live, 

And  feed  on  heavenly  meat ; 
Such  water,  too,  as  Christ  can  give, 
And  all  the  air  is  sweet. 


?ND   HOPE. 

3  There's  nothing  here,  we  find, 

That  can  supply  the  soul ; 
No  pleasant  relish  to  the  mind  ; 
Here  dangerous  waters  roll. 

4  There  living  streams  of  grace 

From  Jesus  flow  along, 
And  there  I  see  his  smiling  face, 
And  join  the  heavenly  song. 

HYMN  322.     C.  M.     [  b  or  #  ] 

Hope. 

1  Borne  o'er  the  ocean's  stormy  wave, 

The  beacon's  light  appears, 
When  yawns  the  seaman's  watery  grave, 
And  his  lone  bosom  cheers. 

2  Then,  should  the  raging  ocean  foam, 

His  heart  shall  dauntless  prove, 
To  reach,  secure,  his  cherished  homer 
The  haven  of  his  love. 

3  So  when  the  soul  is  wrapt  in  gloom, 

To  worldly  grief  a  prey, 
Thy  beams,  blest  hope,  beyond  the  tomb, 
Illume  the  pilgrim's  way. 

4  They  point  to  that  serene  abode 

Where  holy  faith  shall  rest, 
Protected  by  the  sufferer's  God, 
And  be  forever  blest. 

5  O  still,  through  sorrow's  rayless  night, 

O'ershade  our  worldly  way  ; 
May  pure  religion's  holy  light 
Shine  with  o'erpowering  ray. 


FAITH   AND  HOPE. 


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HYMN  323.     L.  M.     [#or  b] 

Hope  the  Anchor  of  the  Soul. 

1  O  God,  my  Sun,  thy  blissful  rays 

Irradiate,  warm,  and  guide  my  heart ! 
How  dark,  how  mournful,  are  my  days, 
If  thine  enlivening  beams  depart ! 

2  Scarce  through  the  shades  a  glimpse  of  day 

Appears  to  these  desiring  eyes ; 
But  shall  my  drooping  spirit  say, 
The  cheerful  morn  will  never  rise  ? 

3  O  let  me  not  despairing  mourn, 

Though  gloomy  darkness  spreads  the  sky , 
My  glorious  sun  will  yet  return, 
And  diglit  with  all  its  horrors  fly. 

4  O  for  the  bright,  the  joyful  day, 

When  hope  shall  in  assurance  die  ! 
So  tapers  lose  their  feeble  ray 
Beneath  the  sun's  refulgent  eye. 

HYMN  324.     CM.     [*] 

Transporting  View  of  Heaven. 

1  On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 

And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight. 


240^  FAITH  AND  HOPE. 

3  There  generous  fruits,  that  never  fail, 

On  trees  immortal  grow  : 
There  rocks,  and  hills,  and  brooks,  and  vales 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  All  o'er  those  wide-extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day  ; 
There  God,  the  Sun,  for  ever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

HYMN  325.     L.  M.     [#] 

The  Soul's  Anticipations. 
*  Bear  me,  ye  spirits  of  the  blest, 

To  Zion's  bowers  of  joy  and  peace, 
Where  all  is  love  and  heavenly  rest, 
And  holy  anthems  never  cease. 

2  Here,  in  this  world  of  sin  and  wo, 

I  groan  in  bondage,  toil,  and  pain  ; 
Where'er  with  wandering  steps  I  go, 
On  earth,  for  bliss,  my  search  is  vain. 

3  Above  such  scenes,  on  Canaan's  coast, 

A  rapturous  prospect  cheers  the  soul, 
Where  discord,  wrath,  and  strife,  are  lost, 
And  seas  of  bliss  ecstatic  roll. 

4  Sweet  heavenly  fields  their  bloom  display ; 

No  root  of  bitterness  is  found  ; 
The  Sun  of  love  shines  all  the  day, 
And  spreads  a  joyful  scene  around. 

5  Then  bear  me,  spirits  of  the  blest, 

On  faith  and  hope's  most  lively  wing, 
To  Zion's  bowers  of  heavenly  rest, 
Where  I  may  holy  anthems  sing. 


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HYMN  326.     C.   M.     [#] 

God  our  Hope  and  Joy. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  joys  divine, 

To  thee  my  soul  aspires  : 
O  could  I  say,  The  Lord  is  mine  ! 
'Tis  all  my  soul  desires. 

2  Thy  smile  can  give  me  real  joy, 

Unmingled  and  refined, 
Substantial  bliss  without  alloy. 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Thy  smile  can  gild  the  shade  of  wo, 

Bid  stormy  troubles  cease, 
And  spread  the  dawn  of  heaven  below, 
And  sweeten  pain  to  peace. 

4  My  Hope,  my  Trust,  my  Life,  my  Lord, 

Assure  me  of  thy  love  ; 

0  sp^ak  the  kind,  transporting  word, 
And  bid  my  fears  remove  : 

5  Then  shall  my  thankful  powers  rejoice, 

And  triumph  in  my  God, 
Till  heavenly  rapture  tune  my  voice 
To  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

HYMN  327.     7  k  6s.  M.     [*] 

Faith  in  God. 

1  God  is  my  strong  Salvation  : 

What  foe  have  1  to  fear  ? 
In  darkness  and  temptation, 
My  Light,  my  Help,  is  near  : 
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242  FAITH  AXD  HOPE- 

Though  hosts  encamp  around  me, 
Firm  to  the  fight  1  stand  : 

What  terror  can  confound  me 
With  God  at  my  right  hand  ? 

2  Place  on  the  Lord  reliance ; 

My  soul,  with  courage  wait ; 
His  truth  be  thine  affiance, 

When  faint  and  desolate ; 
His  might  thine  heart  shall  strengthen  ; 

His  love  thy  joy  increase  ; 
Mercy  thy  days  shall  lengthen  ; 

The  Lord  will  give  thee  peace. 

HYMN  328.     CM.     [>  or  b] 

Assurance  of  Hope. 

1  When  I  can  read  my  title  clear 

To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  fiery  darts  be  hurled, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  envy's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come. 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall, 
May  1  but  safely  r^ach  my  home, 

My  God,  my  Heaven,  my  All. 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 


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HYMN  329.    C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Repentance  and  Hope. 

1  O  thou,  the  wretched's  sure  Retreat, 

My  restless  cares  control, 
And,  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace, 
Revive  my  fainting  soul. 

2  Oppressed  with  grief  and  shame,  dissolved 

In  penitential  tears, 
Thy  goodness  calms  my  rising  doubts, 
And  dissipates  my  fears. 

3  From  that  blest  Source,  propitious  hope 

Appears  serenely  bright, 
And  sheds  its  soft,  diffusive  beam 
O'er  sorrow's  dismal  night. 

4  My  griefs  confess  its  vital  power, 

And  bless  the  friendly  ray 
Which  ushers  in  the  peaceful  morn 
Of  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  330.     C.  M.     |  b  ] 

Repentance. 

1  My  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 
The  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
Low  at  thy  feet  ashamed  I  fall, 
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2  Shall  love  like  thine  be  thus  repaid  ? 

Ah,  vile,  ungrateful  heart, 
By  earth's  unworthy  cares  betrayed, 
From  Jesus  to  depart ! 

3  From  Jesus,  who  alone  can  give 

True  pleasure,  peace,  and  rest : 
When  absent  from  my  Lord,  I  live 
Unsatisfied,  unblest. 

4  O,  while  I  breathe  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

The  penitential  sigh, 
Confirm  the  kind,  the  pardoning  word, 
With  pity  in  thine  eye. 

HYMN  331.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Penitential  Confession. 

1  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  in  my  distress; 
Hear  me  in  truth  and  righteousness ; 
For,  at  thy  bar  of  judgment  tried, 
None  living  can  be  justified. 

2  Lord,  I  have  foes  without,  within, 
The  world,  the  flesh,  in-dwelling  sin, 
Life's  daily  ills,  temptation's  power, 
And  passions  raging  to  devour. 

3  Teach  me  thy  will,  subdue  my  own ; 
Thou  art  my  God,  and  thou  alone ; 
By  thy  good  spirit  guide  me  still, 
Safe  from  all  foes,  to  Zion's  hill. 

4  Release  my  soul  from  trouble,  Lord  ; 
Quicken  and  keep  me  by  thy  word ; 
May  all  its  promises  be  mine  ; 

Be  thou  my  Portion — I  am  thine. 


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HYMN  332.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Contrition. 

1  O  thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 

Contrition's  humble  sigh, 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye, 

2  See,  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretched  wanderer  mourn  ! 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said,  Return  ? 

3  O  shine  on  this  benighted  heart ! 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine, 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

4  Thy  presence  only  can  bestow 

Delights  which  never  cloy  : 
Be  this  my  solace  here  below, 
And  my  eternal  joy. 

HYMN  333.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Penitential  Aspirations. 

1  Show  mercy,  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  forgive  ; 
Let  a  repenting  sinner  live  : 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free? 
May  not  the  contrite  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  O  wash  my  soul  from  every  stain, 
Nor  let  the  guilt  I  mourn  remain  ; 
Give  me  to  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  bid  mv  bleeding  heart  rejoice. 

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246  PENITENCE  AND  REFORMATION. 

3  Give  me  a  will  to  thine  subdued, 

A  conscience  pure,  a  soul  renewed  ; 
Nor  let  me,  lost  in  hopeless  gloom, 
An  outcast  from  thy  presence  roam. 

4  Then  shall  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue  ; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song  ; 

And  every  power  shall  join  to  bless 

The  Lord,  my  Strength  and  Righteousness. 

HYMN  334.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Repentance  and  Peace. 

1  How  oft,  alas,  this  wretched  heart 

Has  wandered  from  the  Lord  ! 
How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 
Forgetful  of  his  word  ! 

2  Yet  Sovereign  Mercy  calls,  Return  : 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come  ? 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn  : 
O,  take  the  wanderer  home. 

3  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou,  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ? 
And  shall  a  pardoned  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 

4  Almighty  Grace,  thy  healing  power, 

How  glorious,  how  divine, 
Which  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine  ! 

5  Thy  pardoning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet, 

Dear  Saviour,  I  adore  : 
O  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet. 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 


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HYMN  335.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Confession  and  Pardon. 

J    While  I  keep  silence,  and  conceal 
My  heavy  guilt  within  my  heart, 
What  torments  doth  my  conscience  feel ! 
What  agonies  of  inward  smart  ! 

2  I  spread  my  sins  before  the  Lord, 

And  all  my  secret  faults  confess  ; 
Thy  gospel  speaks  a  pardoning  word  ; 
Thy  holy  spirit  seals  the  grace. 

3  For  this  shall  every  humble  soul 

Make  swift  addresses  to  thy  seat ; 
When  floods  of  huge  temptations  roll, 
There  shall  they  find  a  blest  retreat. 

4  How  safe  beneath  thy  wings  I  lie, 

When  days  grow  dark,  and  storms  appear  [ 
And,  when  I  walk,  thy  watchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  safe  from  every  snare. 

HYMN  3.36.     ?s.  M.     [  b  ] 

Penitential. 

1  God  of  mercy,  God  of  love, 

Hear  our  sad,  repentant  songs  ; 
listen  to  thy  suppliant  race, 

Thou  to  whom  all  grace  belongs. 

2  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 

Talents  wasted,  time  misspent, 
Hearts  debased  by  worldly  cares, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent, 


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3  Foolish  fears  and  fond  desires. 

Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain, 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain, — 

4  These,  and  every  secret  fault, 

Filled  with  grief  and  shame,  we  own  : 
Humbled,  at  thy  feet  we  bow, 
Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  trod  of  mercy,  God  of  grace, 

Hear  our  sad,  repentant  songs  ; 
O,  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 

Thou  to  whom  all  praise  belongs. 

HYMN  337.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Sorrow  for  Sin. 

1  My  spirit  longs  its  rest  to  find  ; 

Saviour  of  all,  if  mine  thou  art, 
Give  me  thy  meek,  thy  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

2  Break  off  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 

And  fully  set  my  spirit  free  ; 
I  cannot  rest  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  thee. 

3  Fain  would  I  learn  of  thee,  my  Lord, 

Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove  ; 
The  cross  is  hallowed  by  thy  blood, 
The  labour  of  thy  dying  love. 

4  I  would,  but  thou  must  give  the  power ; 

My  heart  from  every  sin  release : 
Lord,  bring,  O  bring,  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  perfect  peace. 


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HYMN  338.    CM.     [#  or  b  ] 

Nature  and  Fruits  of  Charity. 

1  O  charity,  thou  heavenly  grace, 

All-tender,  soft,  and  kind, 
A  friend  to  all  the  human  race, 
To  all  that's  good  inclined  ! 

2  The  man  of  charity  extends 

To  all  his  helping  hand  ; 
His  kindred,  neighbours,  foes,  and  friends, 
His  pity  may  command. 

3  He  aids  the  poor  in  their  distress  ; 

He  hears  when  they  complain  ; 
With  tender  heart  delights  to  bless, 
And  lessen  all  their  pain. 

4  The  sick,  the  prisoner,  deaf,  and  blind, 

And  all  the  sons  of  grief, 
In  him  a  benefactor  find  ; 
He  loves  to  give  relief. 

5  Tis  love  that  makes  religion  sweet ; 

'Tis  love  that  makes  us  rise, 
With  willing  minds,  and  ardent  feet, 
To  yonder  happy  skies. 


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HYMN  339.     C.  M.     [  #  or  b  \ 

Christian  Charity. 

1  Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  thy  grace  f 

Thy  bounties  how  complete  ! 
How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum  ? 
How  pay  the  mighty  debt  ? 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 

Dost  thou  exalted  shine  : 
What  can  my  poverty  bestow, 
When  all  the  world  is  thine  ? 

3  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 

Partakers  of  thy  grace, 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 
Before  thy  Father's  face. 

4  In  them  thou  mayest  be  clothed  and  fed, 

And  visited  and  cheered  ; 
And  in  their  accents  of  distress 
My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard 

6  Thy  face,  with  pity  and  with  love, 
In  all  thy  poor  I  see  ; 
Lord,  I  would  rather  beg  my  bread, 
Than  hold  it  back  from  thee. 

HYMN  340.    L.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

Blessings  of  Charity. 

1  Blest  is  the  man  whose  tender  care 
Relieves  the  poor  in  their  distress, 
Whose  pity  wipes  the  widow's  tear, 
Whose  hand  supports  the  fatherless. 


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2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 

More  than  his  willing  hand  can  do  : 
He  in  the  time  of  wasting  grief 
Shall  find  the  Lord  has  pity  too. 

3  His  soul  shall  live  secure  on  earth, 

With  secret  blessings  on  his  head, 
When  drought,  and  pestilence,  and  dearth, 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 

I  Or,  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 

God  will  pFonounce  his  sins  forgiven, 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  his  willing  soul  to  heaven, 

HYMN  341.     C.  P.M.     [*] 

Christian  Beneficence. 

I   Hail,  love  divine  !  joys  ever  new, 
While  thy  kind  dictates  we  pursue, 

Our  souls  delighted  share, 
Too  high  for  sordid  minds  to  know, 
Who  on  themselves  alone  bestow 
Their  wishes  and  their  care. 

2  By  thee  inspired,  the  generous  breast, 
In  blessing  others  only  blest, 

With  kindness  large  and  free, 
Delights  the  widow's  tears  to  stay, 
To  teach  the  blind  their  smoothest  way, 

And  aid  the  feeble  knee. 

3  O  God,  with  sympathetic  care, 

In  others'  joys  and  griefs  to  share, 
Do  thou  our  hearts  incline  ; 


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Each  low,  each  selfish  wish  control, 
Warm  with  benevolence  the  soul, 
And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

HYMN  342.     C.  M.     [bor^] 

Christian  Philanthropy. 

1  Blest  is  the  man  whose  tender  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain, 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 
Was  never  raised  in  vain  ; — 

2  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous  warmth, 

A  stranger's  wo  to  feel, 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal. 

3  He  spreads  his  kind,  supporting  arms 

To  every  child  of  grief ; 
His  secret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unasked  relief. 

4  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  slow ; 
He  views,  through  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  his  foe. 

5  To  him  protection  shall  be  shown, 

And  mercy  from  above 
Descend  on  those  who  thus  fulfil, 
The  perfect  law  of  love. 

HYMN  343.     S.  H.     f  #1 

The  Influence  of  Love. 
I   Love  is  the  strongest  tie 

That  can  our  hearts  unite; 


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Love  makes  our  service  liberty, 
Our  every  burden  light. 

2  We  run  Li  God's  commands, 
When  love  directs  the  way; 
With  willing  hearts,  and  active  hands, 
Our  Maker's  will  obey. 

3  Love  softens  all  our  toil, 

And  makes  our  bondage  blest ; 
The  gloomy  desert  wears  a  smile 
When  love  inspires  the  breast. 

4  Let  love  forever  grow, 

And  banish  wrath  and  strife  ; 
So  shall  we  witness  here  below 
The  joys  of  social  life. 

5  When  we  ascend  the  skies, 

And  see  the  Saviour's  face, 
Love  will  to  full  perfection  rise. 
And  reign  through  all  the  place. 

HYMN  344.     II.  M.     [tf] 

Friendship  and  Charity. 

1  How  beautiful  the  sight 

Of  brethren,  who  agree 
In  friendship  to  unite, 

And  bonds  of  charity  ! 
Tis  like  the  precious  ointment  shed 
O'er  all  his  robes  from  Aaron's  head. 

2  Tis  like  the  dews  that  fill 

The  cups  of  Hermoivs  flowers, 
Or  Zion's  fruitful  hill, 

Bright  with  the  drops  of  showers. 
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254  CHARITY  AND  BROTHERLY  LOVE. 

When  mingling  odours  breathe  around, 
And  glory  rests  on  all  the  ground. 

3  For  there  the  Lord  commands 
Blessings,  a  boundless  store, 
From  his  unsparing  hands  ; 
Yea,  life  for  evermore  : 
Thrice  happy  they  who  meet  above 
To  spend  eternity  in  love. 

HYMN  345.     7s.  M.     [#] 

Blessings  of  Friendship. 

1  Friendship,  'tis  the  gift  of  Heaven, 

Whose  commands  we  must  obey  ; 
None  more  blissful  has  it  given  ; 
None  so  cheers  our  earthly  way. 

2  When  the  beating  storms  of  life 

Agonize  the  troubled  breast, — 
When  contention,  care,  or  strife, 
Robs  the  soul  of  quiet  rest, — 

3  Then  does  friendship's  soothing  voice 

Lull  to  rest  unnumbered  woes, 
Make  the  wounded  heart  rejoice, 
Triumph  o'er  all  earthly  foes. 

4  Friendship  pure,  celestial,  kind, 

Gives  the  anguished  soul  relief, 
Animates  the  drooping  mind, 

Soothes  the  pangs  of  pungent  grief. 

5  Gracious  Lord,  this  gift  divine 

Deign  to  spread  through  earth  abroad  ; 
Make  its  sun  arise  and  shine 
With  the  light  of  thee,  our  God. 


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HYMN  346.     L.  xM.     [  £  ] 

Benevolence. 

1  Spirit  of  bright,  expanded  wing, 

Brood  o'er  the  chaos  of  the  mind  ; 
Thy  purest  pleasures  hither  bring, 
And  fill  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

2  In  paradise  thy  charms  were  known, 

Where  first  the  morning  stars  appeared, 
When  light  upon  creation  shone, 
And  all  the  vale  of  Eden  cheered. 

3  Thy  birth  was  in  that  fountain  clear 

Which  issues  from  the  throne  above, 
Where  Mercy  stoops  our  plaints  to  hear, 
Where  flow  the  streams  of  sacred  love. 

4  Benevolence,  thy  smile  imparts 

The  sweetest  joys  to  mortals  given; 
Refines,  directs,  restrains  our  hearts, 
And  cheers  us  with  the  bliss  of  heaven. 

HYMN  347.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

Pleasures  of  Friendship. 

1  How  pleasing  is  the  scene,  how  sweet, 

When  kindred  souls  in  friendship  join, 
Whose  joys  and  cares  united  meet 
In  bands  of  amity  divine  ! 

2  Less  fragrant  was  the  ointment  poured 

On  Aaronrs  consecrated  head, 
When  balmy  sweets,  profusely  showered, 
Down  to  his  sacred  vesture  spread. 


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3  Not  flowery  Hermon  e'er  displayed, 

Impearled  wkh  dew,  a  fairer  sight ; 
Nor  Zion's  beauteous  hills,  arrayed 
In  golden  beams  of  morning  light. 

4  Tis  here  the  Lord,  indulgent,  sheds 

His  kindest  gifts,  a  heavenly  store  ; 
With  life  immortal  crowns  their  heads, 

When  earth's  frail  comforts  please  no  more 

HYMN  348.     CM.     [b  or#] 

Aspirations  of  Charity. 

1  Father  of  mercies,  send  thy  grace, 

All-powerful,  from  above, 
To  form  in  our  obedient  souls 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  O  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 

That  generous  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  wo ! 

3  When  the  most  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  lowT  distress  are  laid, 
Soft  be  our  hearts,  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 

4  So  Jesus  looked  on  dying  man 

When  throned  above  the  skies, 
And,  mid  the  glories  of  that  world. 
Felt  his  compassion  rise. 

5  On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour  flew, 

To  raise  us  from  the  ground, 
And  shed  the  richest  of  his  blood, 
A  balm  for  every  wound. 


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HYMN  349.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Christian  Friendship. 

1    Ln  friendship  pure,  a  sun  divine 

Sends  forth  a  clear,  increasing  light ; 
Brighter  its  emanations  shine 

Than  aught  beside  which  charms  the  sight- 

2  Whatever  man  to  man  endears 

Is  softened  and  refined  by  love ; 

Beneath  the  weight  of  growing  years 

It  brings  us  blessings  from  above. 

3  It  is  the  lonely  stranger's  friend, 

Who  drinks  the  bitter  cup  of  grief; 
Whose  secret  sighs  to  heaven  ascend, 
And  find  in  tears  a  sweet  relief. 

4  With  friendship,  Lord,  may  all  be  blest; 

Fast  in  its  bonds  all  bosoms  bind  ; 
O  may  its  ardour  warm  each  breast, 
Its  inspirations  fili  each  mind. 

HYMN  350.     L.  M.     f  *] 

Christian  Union. 

1  How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 
In  union  sweet  according  minds  ! 

How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  whose  faith,  whose  hopes  are  one. 

2  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  wo  ; 
"Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise, 
Like  mingling  flames  in  sacrifice. 

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3  Their  hearts  together  seek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  his  smiling  face  ; 
How  high,  how  strong  their  raptures  swell, 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell. 

4  Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
When  nature  droops  her  sickening  fire  ; 
Then  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heaven  of  joy,  because  of  love. 

HYMN  351.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Compassion. 

1  Daughters  of  pity,  tune  the  lay  ; 

To  mourners  joy  belongs  ; 
While  he  that  wipes  all  tears  away 
Accepts  our  thankful  songs. 

2  No  altars  smoke,  no  offerings  bleed, 

No  guiltless  lives  expire ; 
To  help  a  brother  in  his  need 
Is  all  our  rites  require. 

3  Our  offering  is  a  willing  mind 

To  comfort  the  distressed  ; 
In  others'  good  our  own  to  find, 
In  others'  blessings  blest. 

4  Go  to  the  pillow  of  disease, 

Where  night  gives  no  repose, 
And  on  the  cheek  wThere  sickness  preys, 
Bid  health  to  plant  a  rose. 

5  Go  where  the  friendless  stranger  lies, 

To  perish  in  hLs  doom, 
Snatch  from  the  grave  his  closing  eyes, 
And  brins:  his  blessins:  home. 


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6  Thus  what  our  heavenly  Father  gave 
Shall  we  as  freely  give  ; 
Thus  copy  him  who  lived  to  save, 
And  died  that  we  might  live. 

HYMN  352.     L.  H.     [*] 

Love  to  God  and  Man. 

1  Thus  saith  the  first  and  great  command, — 

Let  all  thy  inward  powers  unite 
To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God 
With  utmost  vigour  and  delight. 

2  Then  shall  thy  neighbour,  next  in  place, 

Thy  heart's  sincere  affection  prove  ; 
And  let  thy  wishes  for  thyself 
Measure  to  him  the  debt  of  love. 

3  But  while  these  sacred  truths  we  cwti, 

How  cold  remain  our  bosoms  still  ! 
Wake  our  best  passions,  God  of  love, 
And  mould  our  spirits  to  thy  will. 

HYMN  353.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Religion  vain  without  Love. 

1  Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 

If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found, 

Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspired,  O  God,  to  know 
All  that  is  done  above,  below. 

Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove. 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 


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3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor ; 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame, 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name  ; — 

4  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men, 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain  : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  works  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 


HYMN  354.     CM.     [#] 

Law  of  Love. 

1  All  nature  feels  attractive  power, 

A  strong,  embracing  force  ; 
The  drops  that  sparkle  in  the  flower, 
The  planets  in  their  course. 

2  Thus,  in  the  universe  of  mind, 

Is  felt  the  law  of  love  ; 
The  charity,  both  strong  and  kind, 
For  all  that  live  and  move. 

3  In  this  fine  sympathetic  chain 

All  creatures  bear  a  part ; 
Their  every  pleasure,  every  pain, 
Linked  to  the  feeling  heart. 

4  More  perfect  bond,  the  Christian  plan 

Attaches  soul  to  soul ; 
Our  neighbour  is  the  suffering  man, 
Though  at  the  farthest  pole. 

5  To  earth  below,  from  heaven  above, 

The  faith  in  Christ  professed, 
More  clearly  shows  that  God  is  love, 
And  whom  he  loves  is  blessed. 


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HYMN  355.     C.  M.     [  #  J 

Christ's  Love  to  Enemies  our  Example. 

1  God  of  our  mercy  and  our  praise, 

Thy  glory  is  our  song ; 
We'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  grace 
With  a  rejoicing  tongue. 

2  When  Christ,  among  the  sons  of  men, 

In  humble  form  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compassed  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  moved, 

Their  peace  he  still  pursued  : 
They  rendered  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  raged  without  a  cause  ; 

Yet,  with  his  dying  breath, 
He  prayed  for  murderers  on  his  cross 
And  blessed  his  foes  in  death. 

5  O  may  his  conduct,  all  divine, 

To  us  a  model  prove  : 
Like  his,  O  God,  our  hearts  incline, 
Our  enemies  to  love. 


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HYMN  356.     CM.     [#] 

Religion. 

Religion  is  the  chief  concern 

Of  mortals  here  below  ; 
May  I  its  great  importance  learn, 

Its  sovereign  virtue  know. 

More  needful  this  than  glittering  wealth, 
Or  aught  the  world  bestows  ; 

Nor  reputation,  food,  or  health, 
Can  give  such  sweet  repose. 

i  Religion  should  our  thoughts  engage, 


Amidst  our  youthful  bloom  ; 
will  fit  us  for  declining  age, 
'Twill  fit  us  for  the  tomb. 


4  O  may  my  heart,  by  grace  renewed, 

Be  my  Redeemer's  throne  ; 
And  be  my  stubborn  will  subdued, 
His  government  to  own. 

5  Let  lively  hope  my  soul  inspire  ; 

Let  warm  affections  rise  ; 
And  may  I  wait  with  strong  desire 
To  mount  above  the  skies. 


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HYMN  357.    CM.     [**] 

Inconstancy  in  Religion. 

1  Immortal  Source  of  light  and  grace, 

We  hail  thy  sacred  name  : 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  all  worthless  as  we  are, 

It  wondrous  mercy  pours  ; 
Sure  as  the  world's  established  course, 
Abundant  as  the  showers. 

3  In  flowing  tears  our  guilt  we  mourn, 

And  loud  implore  thy  grace 
To  bear  our  feeble  footsteps  on 
In  all  thy  righteous  wrays. 

4  Armed  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  steadfast  souls  shall  move  ; 
And  with  increasing  transports  press, 
To  reach  thy  courts  above. 

HYMN  35S.     C.  M.     (>or  b] 

Experimental  Religion. 

1  O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God, 

A  calm  and  heavenly  frame, 

And  light  to  shine  upon  the  road, 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb  ! 

2  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed  ! 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 


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3  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

4  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

5  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame  ; 
And  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  359.     S.  M.     [  #  ] 

Joys  of  Religion. 

1  How  blest  is  man,  O  God, 

When  first,  with  single  eye, 
He  views  the  glory  of  thy  grace, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high. 

2  Through  storms  which  cloud  the  skies, 

And  brood  o'er  earthly  things, 
The  Sun  of  righteousness  breaks  forth, 
With  healing  in  his  wings. 

3  Struck  by  that  light,  his  heart, 

A  barren  soil  no  more, 
Sends  shoots  of  righteousness  abroad, 
Where  follies  sprung  before. 

4  The  soul,  so  dreary  once, 

Once  misery's  dark  domain, 

Feels  happiness  unknown  before, 

And  owns  a  heavenly  reign. 


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HYMN  360.     L.M.     [#] 

A  Conversation  becoming  the  Gospel. 

1  When  Jesus,  our  great  Master,  came 
To  teach  us  in  his  Father's  name, 

In  every  act,  in  every  thought, 

He  lived  the  precepts  which  he  taught. 

2  So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess ; 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

3  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Maker,  God, 
When  his  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

4  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 

While  justice,  temperance,  truth,  and  love, 
Our  Inward  piety  approve. 

5  What  though  we  drink  of  sorrow's  cup — 
Religion  bears  our  spirits  up  ; 

Hope  waits  the  coming  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  wTord. 

HYMN  361.     S.  M.     [#orb] 

Misimprovement  of  religious  Privileges. 
1   Long  have  we  heard  the  sound 
Of  thy  salvation,  Lord  ; 
Yet  still  how  weak  our  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word. 
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266  RELIGION  AND  ITS  FRUITS. 

2  How  feeble  is  our  love  ; 

How  negligent  our  fear  ; 
How  low  our  hope  of  joys  above. 
How  few  affections  there. 

3  Lord,  ere  our  feet  retire 

From  this  devoted  place, 
Our  feeble  purposes  inspire 
With  thine  awakening  grace. 

4  O  shed  through  every  heart 

A  glow  of  love  divine  ; 
Nor  let  thy  grace  from  us  depart, 
Till  we  are  wholly  thine. 

HYMN  362.     CM.     [#orb] 

Comforts  of  Religion. 

1  When  gloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
A  universal  shade, — 

2  Religion's  dictates  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  soul ; 
And  every  fear  shall  cease  to  rage, 
At  her  divine  control. 

3  Through  life's  bewildered,  darksome  way, 

Her  hand  unerring  leads, 
And  o'er  the  path  her  heavenly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  sheds. 

4  When  feeble  reason,  tired  and  blind, 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid, 
This  blest  supporter  of  the  mind 
Affords  a  powerful  aid. 


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5  O  may  our  hearts  confess  her  power, 
And  find  a  sweet  relief, 
To  brighten  every  gloomy  hour, 
And  soften  every  grief  ! 

HYMN  363.     CM.     [  *  ] 

Early  Religion. 

1  A  youth  devoted  to  the  Lord 

Is  pleasing  in  his  eyes ; 
A  rlower  when  offered  in  the  bud 
Is  no  vain  sacrifice. 

2  It  saves  us  from  a  thousand  fears, 

To  mind  religion  young  ; 
With  joy  it  crowns  succeeding  years, 
And  renders  virtue  strong. 

3  To  thee,  almighty  God,  to  thee, 

Our  hearts  we  now  resign  ; 
'Twill  please  us  to  look  back  and  see 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine. 

4  We'll  do  thy  work,  we'll  speak  thy  praise, 

While  we  have  life  and  breath  ; 
Thus  we're  prepared  for  longer  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 

HYMN  364.     L.  M.     [*orb] 

Benefits  of  Religion. 

1  O  what  a  lovely  thing  to  see 

A  man  of  kind  and  prudent  heart, 
Whose  thoughts,  and  lips  and  life  agree 
To  act  a  wise  and  useful  part  I 


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2  When  envy,  strife  and  war  begin, 

And  rage  in  little  angry  souls, 
Mark  how  the  sons  of  peace  come  in, 
And  gently  quench  the  kindling  coals. 

3  Their  minds  are  humble,  mild  and  meek ; 

No  wrath,  no  furious  passions  rise ; 
No  malice  moves  their  lips  to  speak, 
Nor  pride  nor  scorn  exalts  their  eyes. 

4  Their  lives  are  prudence  mixed  with  love  ; 

Good  works  employ  and  bless  their  day  j 
They  join  the  serpent  with  the  dove, 
But  cast  the  deadly  sting  away. 

5  Such  was  the  Saviour  of  mankind  ; 

Such  were  the  pleasures  he  pursued ; 
His  mien  was  gentle  and  refined, 
Tender  his  soul,  divinely  good. 

HYMN  365.     L.  P.  M.     [  *  ] 

Strong  religious  Confidence. 

1  God  is  our  Refuge  in  distress, 

A  present  Help  when  dangers  press  ; 

In  him  undaunted  we'll  confide, 
Though  earth  were  from  her  centre  tossed, 
And  mountains  in  the  ocean  lost, 

Torn  piece-meal  by  the  roaring  tide. 

2  He  that  has  God  his  Guardian  made 
Shall  under  his  almighty  shade 

Secure  and  undisturbed  abide  : 
Thus  lo  my  soul  of  him  I'll  say, 
He  is  my  Fortress,  and  my  Stay, 

My  God,  in  whom  I  will  confide. 


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3  His  tender  love  and  watchful  care 
Shall  free  me  from  the  fowler's  snare, 

And  from  all  noisome  pestilence  ; 
He  over  me  his  wings  shall  spread, 
And  cover  mine  unguarded  head  ; 
His  truth  shall  be  my  strong  defence. 

HYMN  366.     L.  11     [  ft  ] 

Blessedness  of  the  Christian  Life. 

1  Blest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart  : 
Divine  compassion  freely  flows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes. 

2  Blest  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war  ; 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state, 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

3  Blest  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife  ; 
They  shall  be  called  the  heirs  of  bliss, 
The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness  ; 
They  shall  be  well  supplied,  and  fed 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread. 

5  Blest  are  the  faithful,  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake  ; 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord  ; 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward. 

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HYMN  3C7.    C.  M.    [  *  ] 

RcligLn  a  Source  of  Happiness. 

1  O  happy  is  the  man,  who  hears 

Instruction's  faithful  voice  ; 
And  who  celestial  wisdom  makes 
His  early,  only  choice. 

2  Her  treasures  are  of  more  esteem 

Than  east  or  west  unfold  ; 
And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
Than  all  their  mines  of  gold. 

3  She  guides  the  young  with  innocence 

In  pleasure's  path  to  tread  ; 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 

4  According  as  her  labours  rise, 

So  her  rewards  increase  ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

HYMN  368.     S.  M.     [*] 

Christian  Watchfulness. 

1  Ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Each  in  your  office  wait, 
Observant  of  his  heavenly  word, 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 

And  trim  the  golden  flame  ; 
Gird  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight ; 
For  holy  is  his  name. 


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3  Watch  !  'tis  your  Lord's  command  ; 

And  while  we  speak  he's  near  : 
Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4  O  happy  servant  he, 

In  such  a  posture  found  ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honour  crowned. 


HYMN  369.     S.  M.     [#] 

Sonship  by  Grace. 

1  Behold  what  wondrous  grace 

The  Father  hath  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 
To  call  them  sons  of  God. 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing 

That  we  should  be  unknown  ; 
The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made  ; 
But,  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well  endure  ; 
May  cleanse  our  souls  from  every  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 


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Hl'MN  370.    L.  M.     [*] 

Christian  Vigilance  and  Reproof. 

1   Lord,  when  I  call,  make  haste  to  hear, 
And  to  my  voice  incline  thine  ear ; 
So  shall  my  prayer  like  incense  rise, 
My  lifted  hands  like  sacrifice. 

2  O  set  upon  my  lips  a  guard, 

And  let  my  tongue  be  doubly  barred  : 
Let  not  my  heart  to  vice  incline, 
Nor  let  my  hand  in  mischief  join. 

3  If  e'er  from  wisdom's  path  I  stray, 
And  walk  in  sin's  delusive  way, 
Let  virtue's  friends,  severely  kind, 
Reprove  the  errors  of  my  mind. 

4  Their  faithful  words,  like  ointment  shed, 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  heal  my  head  ; 
And  when  I  find  them  pressed  with  grief, 
I'll  pray  to  Heaven  for  their  relief. 

HYMN  371.     C.  M.     [>] 

Dependence  and  Submission. 

L  Author  of  good,  we  rest  on  thee; 
Thine  ever-watchful  eye 
Alone  our  real  wants  can  see, 
Thy  hand  alone  supply. 

I  O  let  thy  fear  within  us  dwell, 
Thy  love  our  footsteps  guide  : 
That  love  shall  vainer  loves  expel  ; 
That  fear  all  fears  beside. 


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3  And  since,  by  passion's  force  subdued, 

Too  oft,  with  stubborn  will, 
We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good, 
And  grasp  the  specious  ill, — 

4  Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  want, 

Let  mercy  still  supply  ; 
The  good,  unasked,  O  Father,  grant ; 
The  ill,  though  asked,  deny. 

HYMN  372.     L.  M.     [#] 

Desire  of  Wisdom  and  Obedience. 

1  Teach  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord,  thy  way, 
That,  to  my  life's  remotest  day, 

By  thine  unerring  precepts  led, 

My  feet  thy  heavenly  paths  may  tread. 

2  Informed  by  thee,  with  sacred  awe, 
My  heart  shall  meditate  thy  law ; 
And,  with  celestial  wisdom  filled, 
To  thee  a  pure  obedience  yield. 

3  Give  me  to  know  thy  will  aright, — 
Thy  will,  my  glory  and  delight, — 
That,  raised  above  the  world,  my  mind 
In  thee  its  highest  good  may  find. 

4  O  turn  from  vanity  mine  eye  ; 

To  me  thy  quickening  strength  supply; 
And  with  thy  promised  mercy  cheer 
A  heart  devoted  to  thy  fear. 


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HYMN  373.    CM.     [#] 

Cheerful  Obedience. 

1  Thou  art  my  Portion,  O  my  God  ; 

Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 
My  willing  heart  obeys  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heavenly  truth, 

And  glory  in  my  choice  : 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  my  eyes  ; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 

4  Now  I  am  thine,  forever  thine  ; 

O  save  thy  servant,  Lord : 
Thou  art  my  Shield,  my  Hiding-place ; 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

5  Thou  hast  inclined  this  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statutes  to  fulfil ; 
And  thus,  till  mortal  life  shall  end, 
Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

HYMN  374.    L.  M.     [#] 

Acknowledgment  of  divine  G  oodness. 
1  Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 
With  songs  of  sacred  joy  and  praise  ; 
For  he  is  good,  immensely  good, 
And  kind  are  all  his  works  and  ways. 


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2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care  ; 

In  him  we  live,  in  him  we  move  ; 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 

His  wonders  in  redeeming  love. 

3  From  heaven  he  sent  his  holy  Son 

To  save  a  world  from  death  and  sin  ; 
Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodness  known, 
And  proves  it  boundless  and  divine. 

4  To  this  sure  refuge,  Lord,  we  come  ; 

On  this  alone  our  hope  relies  ; 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
Where  storms  of  trouble  never  rise. 


HUMILITY,  PATIENCE  AND 
RESIGNATION. 


HYMN  375.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Humility. 

1  Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay, 

Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day, — 

O,  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 

Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found  ; 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

3  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countless  sum, 

Are  crowded  in  life's  little  span  : 


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How  ill,  alas,  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man  ! 

4  God  of  our  lives,  Father  divine, 
Give  us  a  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
In  modest  worth,  O  may  we  shine, 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find. 

HYMN  376.    C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Prostration. 

1  Attend,  my  soul,  with  filial  awe, 

The  dictates  of  thy  God  ; 
Silent  and  trembling,  hear  the  voice 
Of  his  appointed  rod. 

2  Now  let  me  search  and  try  my  ways, 

And,  prostrate,  seek  his  face  ; 
Conscious  of  guilt,  before  his  throne, 
In  dust  my  soul  abase. 

3  Teach  me,  my  God,  what's  yet  unknown, 

And  all  my  crimes  forgive  ; 
Those  crimes  I  would  no  more  repeat, 
But  to  thine  honour  live. 

4  My  withered  joys  too  plainly  show 

That  all  on  earth  is  vain  : 
In  God  my  wounded  heart  confides, 
True  rest  and  bliss  to  gain. 

5  Father,  I  wait  thy  gracious  call 

To  leave  this  mournful  land, 
And  bathe  in  rivers  of  delight 
That  flow  at  thy  right  hand. 


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HYMN  377.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Thirsting  after  God. 

1  Whe*,  fainting  in  the  sultry  waste, 

And  parched  with  thirst  extreme, 
The  weary  pilgrim  longs  to  taste 
The  cool,  refreshing  stream, — 

2  So  longs  the  weary,  fainting  mind, 

Oppressed  with  sins  and  woes, 
Some  soul-reviving  spring  to  find, 
Whence  heavenly  comfort  flows. 

3  Thus  sweet  the  consolations  are, 

The  promises  impart ; 
Here  flowing  streams  of  life  appear, 
To  ease  the  panting  heart. 

4  O,  when  I  thirst  for  thee,  my  God, 

With  ardent,  strong  desire, 
And  still,  through  all  this  desert  road, 
To  taste  thy  grace  aspire, — 

5  Then  let  my  prayer  to  thee  ascend, 

A  grateful  sacrifice  ; 
My  plaintive  voice  thou  wilt  attend, 
And  grant  me  full  supplies. 

HYMN  378.     L.  M.     [bor#] 

Patience. 

1   Patience  !  O  what  a  grace  divine, 

Sent  from  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
That  leans  upon  its  Father's  hand, 
As  through  the  wilds  of  life  we  rove ! 
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278    HUMILITY,  PATIENCE  AND  RESIGNATION* 

2  By  patience  we  serenely  bear 

The  troubles  of  our  mortal  state, 
And  wait,  contented,  our  discharge, 
Nor  think  our  glory  comes  too  late. 

3  Though  we  in  full  sensation  feel 

The  weight,  the  wounds,  our  God  ordains, 
We  smile  amidst  our  deepest  wToes, 
And  triumph  in  our  sharpest  pains. 

4  O  for  this  grace  to  aid  us  on, 

And  arm  with  fortitude  the  breast, 
Till,  life's  vain  dreams  and  tumults  o'er, 
We  reach  the  realms  of  endless  rest. 

HYMN  379.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Submission  to  God  under  Affliction. 

1  Peace,  my  complaining,  doubting  heart ; 

Ye  busy  cares,  be  still ; 
Adore  the  just,  the  sovereign  Lord, 
Nor  murmur  at  his  will. 

2  Unerring  wisdom  guides  his  hand  ; 

Nor  dares  my  guilty  fear, 
Amid  the  sharpest  pains  I  feel, 
Pronounce  his  hand  severe. 

3  To  soften  every  painful  stroke, 

Indulgent  Mercy  bends, 
And,  unrepining,  when  I  plead, 
His  gracious  ear  attends. 

4  Yes,  Lord,  I  own  thy  sovereign  hand, 

Thou  just,  and  wise,  and  kind  : 
Be  every  anxious  thought  suppressed 
And  all  my  soul  resigned. 


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HYMN  3S0.     L.   M.     [  b  ] 

Meekness. 

1  Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast, 

Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  blest, 
Enjoys  on  earth  celestial  day. 

2  His  heart  no  broken  friendships  sting  ; 

No  storms  his  peaceful  tent  invade  ; 
He  rests  beneath  Jehovah's  wing, 
Hostile  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

3  Spirit  of  grace,  all  meek  and  mild, 

Inspire  our  hearts,  our  souls  possess ; 
Repel  each  passion,  rude  and  wild, 
And  bless  us,  as  we  aim  to  bless. 

HYMN  3S1.     C.  M.     [b] 

Resignation. 

1  O  PcE sic  nation,  heavenly  power, 

Our  warmest  thoughts  engage  ; 
Thou  art  the  safest  guide  of  youth, 
The  sure  support  of  age. 

2  Teach  us  the  hand  of  Love  divine 

In  evils  to  discern  ; 
*Tis  the  first  lesson  which  we  need, 
The  latest  which  we  learn. 

3  Resign,  and  all  the  pain  of  life 

That  moment  we  remove  ; 
The  heavy  load  of  grief  and  care 
Devolves  on  One  above. 


280    HUMILITY,  PATIENCE  AND  RESIGNATION. 

4  He  bids  us  lay  our  burthen  down 
On  his  almighty  hand, 
Supports  our  feeble  frame,  and  makes 
Our  weary  feet  to  stand. 

HYMN  382.     CM.     [bortf] 

Submission. 

1  O  lord,  my  best  desire  fulfil, 

And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command. 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 
Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand, 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3  No,  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  thee, 

Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 

Or  wilt  withhold,  from  me. 

4  Thy  favour,  all  my  journey  through, 

Thou  art  engaged  to  grant ; 
What  else  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
'Tis  better  still  to  want. 

5  But,  ah,  my  inward  spirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway ; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  veils  my  skies 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 


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HYMN  3S3.    8  &  7s.  M.     [  b  or  *  ] 

Confidence  in  God. 

1  Calm,  my  soul,  behold  thy  Saviour  ! 

This  blest  thought  shall  joy  impart, 
Though  by  all  the  world  forsaken, 
That  he  bears  me  on  his  heart. 

2  What  though  all  the  world  are  preaching, 

Death  shall  reign  forever  more  ; 
I'm  instructed,  by  his  teaching, 
That  its  reign  shall  soon  be  o'er. 

3  See  in  Christ  all  things  created  ; 

This  was  God's  eternal  plan  ; 
In  him  all  are  reinstated, 
Sacred  Head  of  every  man. 

4  O  for  such  transcendent  goodness 

May  each  soul  in  concert  rise, 
In  melodious,  grateful  anthems, 
Sound  his  praises  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  384.     C.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

Quieting  Reflections. 

1  To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind, 

Our  heavenly  Friend  is  nigh, 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  starts, 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

2  Thou  canst,  when  anguish  rends  the  heart, 

The  secret  wo  control ; 
The  inward  malady  canst  heal, 
The  sickness  of  the  soul. 
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282    HUMILITY,  PATIENCE  AND  RESIGNATION. 

3  Thou  canst  repress  the  rising  sigh, 

Canst  soothe  each  mortal  care  ; 
And  every  deep  and  heartfelt  groan 
Is  wafted  to  thine  ear. 

4  Eternal  Source  of  life  and  health, 

And  every  bliss  we  feel, 
In  sorrow  and  in  joy,  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 

HYMN  385.     L.  M.     [#] 

Trust  and  Resignation  implored. 

1  O  God,  to  thee  we  raise  our  eyes ; 

Calm  resignation  we  implore  ; 
O  let  no  murmuring  thought  arise, 
But  humbly  let  our  hearts  adore. 

2  With  meek  submission  may  we  bear 

Each  needful  cross  thou  shalt  ordain ; 
Nor  think  our  trials  too  severe  ; 
Nor  dare  thy  goodness  to  arraign. 

3  For,  though  mysterious  now  thy  ways 

To  erring  mortals  may  appear, 
Hereafter  we  thy  name  shall  praise, 
For  all  our  keenest  sufferings  here. 

4  Thy  needful  aid,  O  God,  afford, 

Nor  let  us  sink  in  deep  despair ; 
Help  us  to  trust  thy  sacred  word, 
And  find  our  sweetest  comfort  there. 


HUMILITY,  PATIENCE  AND  RESIGNATION.    283 


HYMN  3SC.     L.  M.     [  b  or  *  ] 

Peace  of  Conscience. 

1  While  some  in  folly's  pleasure  roll, 
And  seek  the  joys  which  hurt  the  soul, 
Be  mine  that  silent,  calm  repast, 

A  peaceful  conscience  to  the  last. 

2  With  this  companion  in  the  shade, 
My  soul  no  more  shall  be  dismayed  ; 
I  will  defy  the  midnight  gloom, 
And  the  pale  monarch  of  the  tomb. 

3  Amidst  the  various  scenes  of  ills, 
Each  stroke  some  kind  design  fulfils ; 
And  shall  I  murmur  at  my  God, 
When  sovereign  love  directs  the  rod  ? 

4  His  hand  will  smooth  my  rugged  way, 
And  lead  me  to  the  realms  of  day  ; 
To  milder  skies  and  brighter  plains, 
Where  everlasting  pleasure  reigns. 

HYMN  3S7.     CM.     [tforb] 

Resignation  and  Rest. 

1  When  I  survey  life's  varied  scene, 

Amidst  the  darkest  hours, 
Bright  rays  of  comfort  shine  between, 
And  thorns  are  mixed  with  flowers. 

2  This  thought  can  all  my  fears  control, 

And  bid  my  sorrows  fly ; 
No  harm  can  ever  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eye. 


284     HUMILITY,   PATIENCE   AND  RESIGNATION. 

3  Whate'er  thy  sacred  will  ordains, 

O  give  me  strength  to  bear ; 
And  let  me  know  my  Father  reigns, 
And  trust  his  tender  care. 

4  If  cares  and  sorrows  me  surround, 

Their  power  why  should  I  fear  ? 
My  inward  peace  they  cannot  wound, 
If  thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

HYMN  388.     L.  M.     [#] 

Reconciliation  and  Gratitude. 

1  The  trifling  joys  this  world  can  give 

A  thirsty  soul  can  ne'er  supply ; 
A  soul  which  hopes,  through  grace,  to  live 
In  realms  of  bliss  beyond  the  sky. 

2  Yet,  O  my  God,  I  would  not  slight 

The  smallest  of  thy  gifts  to  me  ; 
The  least  affords  me  seme  delight, 
And  shows  thy  mercy  rich  and  free. 

3  My  friends,  my  health,  my  daily  food, 

All  blessings  granted  here  below, 
Proclaim  aloud  that  thou  art  good  ; 
Thy  goodness  all  the  world  shall  know. 

4  But,  O,  it  is  a  greater  joy 

To  feel  my  heart  is  reconciled  ; 
To  know  thou  wilt  my  sins  destroy, 
And  claim  me  as  thy  ransomed  child- 


HUMILITY,   PATIENCE   AND  RESIGNATION.    285 


HYMN  3S9.     C.  P.  M.     [*] 

Contentment  and  Resignation. 

J    If  solid  happiness  we  prize, 
Within  our  breasts  the  jewel  lies  ; 

Nor  need  we  roam  abroad  . 
The  world  has  little  to  bestow  ; 
From  pious  hearts  our  joys  must  flow, 
Hearts  that  delight  in  God. 

2  To  be  resigned  when  ills  betide, 
Patient  when  favours  are  denied, 

And  pleased  with  favours  given, — 
This  is  the  wise,  the  pious  part, 
This  is  that  incense  of  the  heart, 

Whose  fragrance  reaches  heaven. 

3  Thus  through  life's  changing  scenes  we'll  go 
Its  chequered  paths  of  joy  and  wo 

With  holy  care  we'll  tread  ; 
Quit  its  vain  scenes  without  a  tear, 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead. 


296  ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE. 

ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE. 


HYMN  390.     CM.     [#] 

Zeal  true  and  false. 

1  Zeal  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame, 

The  fire  of  love  supplies ; 
While  that  which  often  bears  the  name 
Is  self  in  a  disguise. 

2  True  zeal  is  merciful  and  mild, 

Can  pity  and  forbear  ; 
The  false  is  headstrong,  fierce  and  wild, 
And  breathes  revenge  and  war. 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  Christian  warms, 

He  knows  the  worth  of  peace  ; 
But  self  contends  for  names  and  forms, 
Its  party  to  increase. 

4  Zeal  has  attained  its  highest  aim, 

Its  end  is  satisfied, 
If  sinners  love  the  Saviour's  name  ; 
Nor  seeks  it  aught  beside. 

5  But  self,  however  well  employed, 

Has  its  own  ends  in  view ; 
And  says,  as  boasting  Jehu  cried, 
Come,  see  what  I  can  do. 

6  Dear  Lord,  the  idol  self  dethrone, 

And  from  our  hearts  remove  ; 
And  let  no  zeal  by  us  be  shewn, 
But  that  which  springs  from  love. 


ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE.  287 


HYMN  391.     L.  M.     [#] 

Persecution  and  Intolerance  absurd. 

1  Absurd  and  vain  attempt  to  bind, 
With  iron  chains,  the  free-born  mind  ; 
To  force  conviction,  and  reclaim 
The  wandering  by  destructive  flame  ! 

2  Bold  arrogance,  to  snatch  from  heaven 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  given  ; 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne 
Accountable  to  God  alone  ! 

3  Our  Master's  gentle  law  of  love 
Does  no  such  cruelties  approve  ; 
Mild  as  himself,  his  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  those  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reasons  strong, 
It  draws  the  willing  soul  along  ; 
And  conquests  to  his  truth  acquires 
By  eloquence  which  heaven  inspires. 

HYMN  392.     C.  M.     [  #  ] 

Zeal  and  Vigour  in  the  Christian  Race. 

1  Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve, 

And  press  with  vigour  on  ; 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  : 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 


288     ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE. 

3  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high  ; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye  ; — 

4  That  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 

5  My  soul,  with  all  thy  wakened  powers, 

Survey  the  heavenly  prize  ; 
Nor  let  the  glittering  toys  of  earth 
Allure  thy  wandering  eyes. 


HYMN  393.     L.  M.     [#] 

Holy  Resolution. 

1  Ah,  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain, 

Slaves  to  the  world,  and  slaves  to  sin  ! 
A  nobler  toil  may  I  sustain, 
A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 

2  I  would  resolve,  with  all  my  heart, 

With  all  my  powers,  to  serve  the  Lord  : 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

3  O,  be  his  service  all  my  joy  ; 

Around  let  my  example  shine, 
Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 
And  join  in  labours  so  divine. 

4  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul, 

My  solemn,  my  determined  choice, 
To  yield  to  his  supreme  control. 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 


ZEAL,   FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE.  289 

\  O  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire, 

Nor  wander  from  thy  sacred  ways  : 
Great  God,  accept  my  soul's  desire, 
And  give  me  strength  to  live  thy  praise. 

HYMN  394.     S.  M.     [  *  ] 

Obedience  to  God  as  our  Father. 

1  My  Father,  I  adore 

That  all-commanding  name  ; 
O  may  it  virtue's  strength  restore, 
And  raise  devotion's  flame. 

2  I  bow  at  his  commands, 

And  filial  homage  pay  ; 
With  heart  and  life,  with  tongue  and  hands, 
I'll  cheerfully  obey. 

3  No  more  will  I  transgress, 

As  I  too  oft  have  done, 
But  every  sinful  thought  suppress, 
Each  sinful  action  shun. 

4  My  Father  thus  Til  claim, 

And  prove  myself  his  son  ; 
And,  while  I  bear  the  filial  name, 
The  filial  duties  own. 

o  Do  thou  the  strength  impart, 
This  purpose  to  fulfil  : 
Lord,  write  thy  laws  upon  my  heart, 
That  I  may  do  thy  will. 
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290    ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  FKUDENCf- 


HYMN  395.     L.  M.     [#j 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  Arise,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears, 

And  gird  the  gospel-armour  on  ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where  thy  great  Leader,  Christ,  has  gone* 

2  Sin  and  the  world  resist  thy  course  ; 

But  these,  my  soul,  are  vanquished  foes ; 
For  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sang  the  triumph  when  he  rose. 

3  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on, 

Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate  : 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 

And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

4  There  shall  I  wear  a  victor's  crown, 

And  triumph  in  Jehovah's  grace  : 
There  all  the  just,  in  chorus  joined, 
Unite  to  celebrate  his  praise. 

HYMN  396.     C.  ft,     [  #  or  b  ] 

Prudence. 

1  Father  of  light,  conduct  my  feet 

Through  life's  dark,  dangerous  road  ; 
Let  each  advancing  step  still  bring 
Me  nearer  to  my  God. 

2  Let  heaven-eyed  prudence  be  my  guide^ 

And,  when  I  go  astray, 
Recall  my  feet  from  folly's  path, 
To  wisdom's  better  way. 


ZEAL,  FORTITl'DK   AND   PRUDENCE  291 

3  Teach  me  in  every  various  scene 

To  keep  my  end  in  sight ; 
And,  whilst  I  tread  life's  mazy  track, 
Let  wisdom  guide  me  right. 

4  That  heavenly  wisdom  from  above 

Abundantly  impart, 
And  let  it  guard,  and  guide,  and  warm, 
And  penetrate  my  heart. 

HYMN  397.     L.  M.     [  *  ] 

Resistance  of  Temptations. 

1  Awake,  my  soul,  lift  up  thine  eyes, 
See  how  thy  foes  against  thee  rise 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host ; 
Awake,  my  soul,  or  thou  art  lost. 

2  See  how  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage  ; 
See  pleasure's  silken  banners  spread, 
And  willing  souls  are  captive  led. 

3  I  tread  upon  enchanted  ground  ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  me  round  : 
O  let  me,  then,  guard  every  part, 
But  most  the  traitor  in  my  heart. 

4  O  teach  thy  servant  how  to  wield, 
Blest  Saviour,  thy  immortal  shield  ; 
Put  on  thy  armour,  from  above, 

Of  heavenly  truth  and  heavenly  love. 


292     ZEAL,  FORTITUDE  AND  PRUDENCE. 


HYMN  398.     L.  M.     f  **  ] 

Prudent  Use  of  Time. 

1  God  of  eternity,  from  thee 

Did  infant  time  his  being  draw : 
Moments,  and  days,  and  months,  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thine  unvaried  law. 

2  The  thoughtless  tribes  of  mortal  men 

Along  the  mighty  stream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, 

That  country  whence  there's  no  return. 

3  Great  Source  of  wisdom,  teach  our  hearts 

To  know  the  worth  of  every  hour, 
That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 

HYMN  399.     L.  M.     [*] 

Gratitude  and  holy  Resolutions. 

1  How  many  millions  draw  their  breath 
In  lands  of  ignorance  and  death, 
While  God  allots  my  share  of  time 
Within  his  gospel's  favoured  clime  ! 

2  My  soul,  I  charge  thee  to  excel 
In  thinking  right  and  acting  well ; 
Deep  let  thy  searching  powers  engage, 
Unbiased,  in  the  sacred  page. 

3  Heighten  the  force  of  good  desire  ; 
To  deeds  of  shining  worth  aspire  ; 
More  firm  in  fortitude,  despise 
The  world's  seducing  vanities. 


KELIG10US   EXULTATION. 

Strong  and  more  strong  thy  passions  rule, 
Advancing  still  in  virtue's  school ; 
Contending  still,  with  noble  strife, 
To  imitate  thy  Saviour's  life. 


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RELiaiOUS   EXULTATIOH. 


HYMN  400.     C.  M.     [#] 

Holy  Exultations. 

1  Glory  to  God  that  walks  the  sky, 

And  sends  his  blessings  through, 
That  tells  his  saints  of  joys  on  high, 
And  gives  a  taste  below. 

2  Cheerful  I  feast  on  heavenly  fruit, 

And  drink  the  pleasures  down, — 
Pleasures  that  flow  around  the  foot 
Of  God's  eternal  throne. 

3  When  shall  the  time,  dear  Jesus,  when 

The  shining  day  appear, 
That  I  shall  leave  those  clouds  of  sin, 
And  guilt,  and  darkness,  here  ? 

4  Up  to  the  fields  above  the  skies 

My  hasty  feet  would  go  ; 
There  everlasting  flowers  arise, 
And  joys,  unwithering,  srow. 
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HYMN  401.     S.  M.     [#] 

Heavjenly  Glory  on  Earth. 

1  Come,  ye  who  love  the  Lord, 

And  let  your  joys  be  known  ; 

Join  in  a  song,  with  sweet  accord, 

While  ye  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banished  from  this  place ; 
Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 

3  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below  ; 
And  heavenly  fruits,  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  will  grow. 

4  The  hill  of  Zion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 
Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

5  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  every  tear  be  dry ; 
We're  marching  through  ImmanuePs  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

HYMN  402.     L.  M.     [a] 

Triumphant  Anticipations. 

Lord,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace  - 
Shines  through  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
And  lights  our  passions  to  a  flame  ! 
Lord,  how  we  love  thy  charming  name  ! 


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2  When  I  can  say,  My  God  is  mine, 
When  I  can  feel  thy  glories  shine, 
I  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet, 
And  all  that  earth  calls  good  or  great. 

3  While  such  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 
Our  raptured  eyes  and  souls  employs, 
Here  we  could  sit,  and  gaze  away 

A  lung,  an  everlasting  day. 

4  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
To  the  fair  coasts  of  perfect  light ; 
Then  shall  our  joyful  senses  rove 
O'er  die  dear  object  of  our  love. 

HYMN  403.     S.  M.     [  *  ] 

Day  of  Rest. 

1  Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

That  saw  the  Lord  arise  ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes  ! 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasvs  his  saints  to-day  ; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day,  amidst  the  place 

Where  my  dear  Lord  is  seen, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasure  and  of  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sweetly  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 


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HYMN  404.    L.  M.     [  #  ] 

Heavenly  Aspirations. 

1  Lord,  could  I  learn  those  hallowed  strains 

Which  wake  the  raptures  of  the  skies, 
And  view  by  faith  the  sacred  plains 

Where  streams  of  living  transport  rise, — 

2  Joyful  I'd  quit  each  scene  below  ; 

No  mortal  charm  my  heart  should  bind  : 
Fearless  through  death's  lone  vale  I'd  go, 
Nor  cast  one  lingering  look  behind. 

3  O  send  thy  spirit  from  above 

To  fan  my  fervour  to  a  flame  ; 
Display  the  fulness  of  thy  love, 

And  all  the  glories  of  thy  name  : — 

4  Then  shall  my  breast  with  rapture  glow, 

And  joys  seraphic  swell  my  song  ; 
Then,  mid  these  dull  delights  below, 
Shall  strains  divine  employ  my  tongue. 

HYMN  405.     CRM.     [a] 

Delighting  in  divine  Goodness. 

1  Parent  of  good,  thy  works  of  might 
I  trace  with  wonder  and  delight ; 

Thy  name  is  all  divine  : 
There's  nought  in  earth,  or  sea,  or  air, 
Or  heaven  itself,  that's  good  or  fair, 

But  is  entirely  thine. 

2  Immensely  high  thy  glories  rise  ; 

They  strike  my  soul  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  sacred  pleasure  yield  ; 


RELIGIOUS   EXULTATION.  207 

An  ocean  wide  without  a  bound, 
Where  every  noble  wish  is  drowned, 
And  every  want  is  filled. 

3  To  thee  my  warm  affections  move, 
In  sweet  astonishment  and  love, 

While  at  thy  feet  I  fall : 
I  pant  for  nought  beneath  the  skies  ; 
To  thee  my  ardent  wishes  rise, 

O  my  eternal  All ! 

HYMN  406.     C.  M.     OJ 

Spiritual  and  eternal  Joy. 

1  From  thee,  O  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 

And  run  eternal  rounds, 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 

Shall  death  itself  outbrave, 

Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 

And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  glorious  Saviour  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured  space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

4  Millions  of  years  my  wondering  eyes 

Shall  o'er  thy  beauties  rove, 
And  endless  as:es  I'll  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 


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HYMN  407.     C.  M.     fa] 

Exulting  in  God's  Praise. 

1  My  soul  shall  bless  thee.  O  my  God, 

Through  all  my  mortal  days. 
And  to  eternity  prolong 

Thy  vast,  thy  boundless  praise. 

2  In  each  bright  hour  of  peace  and  hope, 

Be  this  my  sweet  employ  ; 
Thy  praise  refines  my  earihly  bliss, 
And  doubles  all  my  joy. 

3  When  gloomy  care,  or  keen  distress, 

Invades  my  throbbing  breast, 
My  tongue  shall  learn  to  speak  thy  praise. 
And  soothe  my  pains  to  rest. 

4  Nor  shall  my  tongue  alone  proclaim 

The  honours  of  my  God  ; 
My  life,  with  all  my  active  powers, 
Shall  spread  his  praise  abroad. 

5  When  death  is  past,  in  purer  strains 

My  grateful  praise  I'll  pay  ; 
The  theme  demands  a  nobler  song, 
And  an  eternal  day. 

HYMN  408.    L.  M.    [#] 

A  Call  to  universal  and  fervent  Praise. 

1  Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  let  praise  employ, 
In  his  own  courts,  your  songs  of  joy  ; 
The  spacious  firmament  again 
Shall  echo  back  the  joyful  strain. 


RELIGIOUS  EXULTATION.  299 

2  Awake  the  trumpet's  piercing  sound, 
To  spread  your  sacred  pleasure  rounc1  ; 
And  let  the  cymbal,  sounding  high, 

To  softer,  deeper  notes  reply ; 

3  Let  all  whom  life  and  breath  inspire 
Attend  and  join  the  blissful  choir  ; 
Harmonious,  let  the  concert  rise, 
And  bear  the  rapture  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  409.     S.  M.     [#] 

Song  of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

1  Awake,  and  sing  the  song 

Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb  ; 
Wake  every  heart  and  every  tongue. 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love  ; 

Sing  of  his  rising  power  ; 
Sing  how  he  intercedes  above 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore. 

3  Sing  till  ye  feel  your  hearts 

Ascending  with  your  tongues  ; 
Sing  till  the  love  of  sin  departs, 
And  grace  inspires  your  songs. 

4  Soon  shall  ye  hear  him  say, 

Ye  ransomed  children,  come  ; 

Soon  will  he  call  you  hence  away, 

And  take  his  wanderers  home. 


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HYMN  410.     S.  M.     [#] 

Christian  Hope  and  Joy. 

1  Christians,  dismiss  your  fear, 

Let  hope  and  joy  succeed  ; 
The  welcome  news  with  gladness  hear ; 
The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ! 

2  The  shades  of  death  withdrawn, 

His  eyes  their  beams  display ; 
So  wakes  the  sun,  when  rosy  dawn 
Unbars  the  gates  of  day. 

3  Angelic  hosts  above 

The  rising  victor  sing, 
And  all  the  blissful  seats  of  love 
With  loud  hosannas  ring. 

4  Ye  pilgrims,  too,  below, 

Your  hearts  and  voices  raise , 
Let  every  breast  with  gladness  glow, 
And  every  mouth  be  praise. 

HYMN  411.     10  Sills.  M.     [#] 

Praise  and  Exultation. 

1  O  praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  prepare  a  new  song, 

And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join  ; 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

And  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

2  Let  praise  to  the  Lord,  who  made  us,  ascend ; 

Let  each  grateful  heart  be  glad  in  its  King ; 
The  God  whom  we  worship  our  songs  will  attend, 
And  view  with  complacence  the  offering  we 
bring. 


RELIGIOUS  EXULTATION.  301 

3  Be  joyful,  ye  saints,  sustained  by  his  might, 

And  let  your  glad  song  awake  with  each  morn  $ 
For  those  who  obey  him  are  still  his  delight ; 
His  hand  with  salvation  die  meek  will  adorn. 

4  Then  praise  ye  the  Lord  )  prepare  a  glad  song, 

And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join  ; 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

Aud  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

HYMN  412.     S.  M.     [#] 

Rejoicing  in  the  Hope  set  before  us. 

1  Now  let  our  voices  join 

To  form  a  sacred  song  ; 
Ye  pilgrims,  in  Jehovah's  ways, 
With  music  pass  along. 

2  The  flowers  of  paradise 

In  rich  profusion  spring  ; 
The  Sun  of  glory  gilds  the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

3  See  Salem's  golden  spires 

In  beauteous  prospect  rise  ; 
And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  wear, 
Which  sparkle  through  the  skies. 

4  All  honour  to  his  name, 

Wrho  marks  the  shining  way  ; 
To  him,  who  leads  the  wanderers  on 
To  realms  of  endless  dav  ! 
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HYMN  413.     CM.     [*] 

God  the  Soul's  highest  Delight. 

1  My  God,  the  Spring  of  all  my  joys, 

The  Life  of  my  delights, 
The  Glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  Comfort  of  my  nights  ! 

2  In  darkest  shades  if  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun  : 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  Morning-star, 
And  he  my  rising  Sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  I  am  his. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
To  meet  rny  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  pains  and  ghastly  death, 

I'd  break  through  every  foe  ; 
The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

HYMN  414.     H.  M.     [#] 

Beauty  and  Exultation  of  Zion. 

1   O  Zion,  tune  thy  voice, 

And  raise  thy  hands  on  high ; 
Tell  all  the  earth  thy  joys, 
And  shout  salvation  nigh  : 


RELIGIOUS   EXULTATION.  303 

Cheerful  in  God,  arise  and  shine, 
And  wide  extend  thy  rays  divine. 

2  He  silds  thy  morning  face 

With  beams  that  cannot  fade  ; 
His  all-resplendent  grace 

He  sheds  upon  thy  head  : 
Thy  form  the  nations  round  shall  view, 
Divinely  crowned  with  lustre  new. 

3  In  honour  to  his  name 

Reflect  that  sacred  light, 
And  loud  that  grace  proclaim 

Which  makes  thy  darkness  bright ; 
His  praise  pursue,  till  sovereign  love 
The  glory  raise  in  worlds  above. 

HYMN  415.     L.  M.     [.*.] 

Joyful  View  of  God's  Works. 

1  Now,  to  the  God,  to  whom  all  might 

And  glory  in  all  worlds  belong, 

Who  fills,  unseen,  his  throne  of  light, 

Come,  let  us  sing  a  joyful  song. 

2  His  spirit  wrapped  the  mantling  air, 

Of  old,  around  our  infant  earth, 
And,  on  her  bosom,  warm  and  fair, 
Gave  her  young  Lord  his  joyous  birth. 

3  He  smiles  en  morning's  rosy  way  ; 

He  paints  the  gorgeous  clouds  of  even  ; 
To  noon  he  gives  its  ripening  ray  ; 
To  night  the  view  of  glorious  heaven. 

4  He  drives  along  those  sparkling  globes 

Ic  circles  of  unerring  truth  ; 


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He  decks  them  all  in  radiant  robes, 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  youth. 

5  So  will  he  crown  the  upright  mind, 
When  life  and  all  its  toils  are  o'er  : 
Then  let  his  praise,  on  every  wind, 

Rise,  till  the  winds  shall  wake  no  more. 

HYMN  416.    CM.     [#] 

Joy  and  Praise. 

1  Mortals,  awTake ;  exult  in  God ; 

His  lasting  honours  raise  ; 
His  wondrous  works  and  boundless  love 
Demand  unceasing  praise. 

2  His  bounteous  hand  gives  every  good, 

Makes  earth  with  mercy  shine, 
And  guides  us  to  a  life,  through  Christ, 
Immortal  and  divine. 

3  My  soul  shall  lift  hb  honours  high, 

Till  death  shall  still  my  tongue  ; 
Then,  mid  the  realms  of  endless  bliss, 
Revive  the  rapturous  song. 

HYMN  417.     CM.     [#] 

Delight  in  the  Presence  of  God. 

1  Thy  presence.  Lord,  gives  pure  delight, 

Our  sorrows  takes  away, 
Dispels  the  darkness  of  our  night, 
And  spreads  effulgent  day. 

2  Like  water  to  the  thirsty  soul 

Are  Sowings  of  thy  love, 


RELIGIOUS  EXULTATION,  305 

Thy  spirit  sways  with  soft  control, 
And  bears  our  thoughts  above. 

3  Why  should  we  then  decline  from  thee? 

In  search  of  folly  rove  ? 
Or  strive  to  set  our  passions  free 
From  these  soft  bands  of  love  ? 

4  Extend  around  thy  loving  arms, 

Infold  us  in  thy  breast, 
Where,  captives  to  resistless  charms, 
Our  joyful  souls  may  rest. 

HYxMN  418.     6  1.    L.  M.     [*] 

Angelic  Strains  responded. 

1  Arrayed  in  clouds  of  golden  light, 

More  bright  than  heaven's  resplendent  bow, 
Jehovah's  angel  came  by  night, 

To  bless  the  sleeping  world  below : 
How  soft  the  music  of  his  tongue  ! 
How  sweet  the  hallowed  strains  he  sung ! 

2  Good  will  henceforth  to  man  be  given ; 

The  light  of  glory  beams  on  earth ; 
Let  angels  tune  the  harps  of  heaven, 

And  saints  below  rejoice  with  mirth : 
On  Bethlehem's  plains  the  shepherds  sing, 
And  Judah's  children  hail  their  King. 
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EVANGELICAL   DEVOTION. 


HYMN  419.     CM.     [#orb] 

Devotion. 

1  While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power, 

Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled ; 

And  may  this  consecrated  hour 

With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestowed ; 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar : 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed ; 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  de.-ight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

6  When  gladness  wings  my  favoured  hour, 
Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill ; 
Resigned  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see ; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear ; 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee. 


EVANGELICAL  DEVOTION.  307 

HYMN  420.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Secret  Devotion. 

1  Father  divine,  thy  piercing  eye 

Looks  through  the  shades  of  night ; 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 
With  heart  discerning-sight. 

2  There  shall  that  piercing  eye  survey 

My  humble  worship  paid 
With  every  morning's  dawning  ray, 
And  every  evening's  shade. 

3  I'll  leave  behind  each  earthly  care ; 

To  thee  my  soul  shall  soar ; 
While  grateful  praise  and  fervent  prayer 
Employ  the  silent  hour. 

4  So  shall  the  visits  of  thy  love 

My  soul  in  secret  bless ; 
So  shalt  thou  deign,  in  worlds  above, 
Thy  suppliant  to  confess. 

HYMN  421.     L.  M.     [#or  b] 

Devout  Considerations  and  Desires. 

1  As  showers  on  meadows  newly  mown 
The  Lord  shall  shed  his  blessings  down ; 
Crowned  with  whose  life-infus'ng  drops, 
Earth  shall  renew  her  blissful  crops. 

2  Lands  that,  beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Have  long  been  desolate  and  dry, 
Effusions  of  his  love  shall  share, 
And  sudden  life  and  verdure  wear. 


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3  The  dews  and  rains,  in  all  their  store, 
Drenching  the  pastures  o'er  and  o'er, 
Are  not  so  copious  as  that  grace 
Which  sanctifies  and  saves  our  race. 

4  As,  in  soft  silence,  vernal  showers 
Descend,  cad  cheer  the  fainting  flowers* 
So,  in  the  secrecy  of  love, 

Falls  the  sweet  influence  from  above. 

5  That  heavenly  influence  let  me  find 
In  holy  silence  of  the  mind, 

While  every  grace  maintains  its  bloom, 
Diffusing  wide  its  rich  perfume. 

6  Nor  let  these  blessings  be  confined 
To  ine,  but  poured  on  all  mankind, 
Till  earth's  wild  wastes  in  verdure  rise, 
And  a  young  Eden  bless  our  eyes. 

HYMN  422.     C.  M.     [  *  or  b  ] 

Breathing  after  the  holy  Spirit. 

1  Come,  holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers ; 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look,  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys ; 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 


EVANGELICAL  DEVOTION.  309 

Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 

And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

Come,  holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers ; 

Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 


HYMN  423.     L.  M.     [tf] 

Pleasures  of  Devotion. 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone ; 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone : 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire ; 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

Blest  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare ! 
How  sweet  thine  entertainments  are ! 
Never  did  angels  taste,  above, 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine  ! 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine, 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  one, 
That  eyes  have  seen,  or  angels  known! 


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HYMN  424.     L.  M.     [>J 

Spiritual  Provisions  devoutly  acknowledged. 

1  The  Lord,  our  Shepherd,  feeds  his  flock, 
And  shades  them  with  the  towering  rock  , 
Our  God  provides  each  heavenly  good, 
And  fills  our  souls  widi  lasting  food. 

2  Where  pastures  grow  in  living  green, 
And  spread  a  rich  and  flowing  scene, 
There  do  we  rest,  when  toil  o'ercomes, 
Inhaling  all  the  sweet  perfumes. 

3  Where  waters  of  salvation  flow, 
To  cheer  the  humble  vale  below, 
There  doth  our  Shepherd  kindly  guide, 
And  for  our  parching  thirst  provide. 

4  When  from  this  fold  we  ever  stray, 
He  marks  our  wandering,  devious  way, 
Reclaims  our  souls  to  blissful  rest, 
And  brings  us  leaning  on  liis  breast. 

5  Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  my  soul, 

O  make  thy  wounded  servant  whole ; 
Continue  all  thy  gifts  of  love, 
Till  I  shall  reach  thy  fold  above. 

HYMN  425.     7s  M.     [#orb] 

Devout  Thanks  and  Supplication. 

1  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive ; 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach  us,  henceforth,  how  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 


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2  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young ; 

Grant  us,  Lord,  thy  peace  and  love ; 
And,  when  life's  short  race  is  run, 
Take  us  to  thy  house  above. 

HYMN  426.     CM.     [a] 

Devout  Desires. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  life  and  light, 

Supremely  good  and  wise, 
To  thee  we  bring  our  grateful  vows, 
To  thee  lift  up  our  eyes. 

2  Our  dark  and  erring  minds  illume 

With  truth's  celestial  rays ; 
Inspire  our  hearts  with  sacred  love, 
And  tune  our  lips  to  praise. 

3  Safely  conduct  us  by  thy  grace, 

Through  life's  perplexing  road, 
To  pleasures  which  forever  flow 
At  thy  right  hand,  O  God. 

HYMN  427.81.L.M.  (>or  b] 

God's  Presence  the  Refuge  of  the  Afflicted. 

1  When  dread  misfortune's  tempests  rise, 
And  roar  through  all  the  darkened  skies, 
Where  shall  the  trembling  pilgrim  gain 
A  shelter  from  the  wind  and  rain  ? 
Within  the  covert  of  thy  grace, 

O  Lord,  there  is  a  hiding-place, 
Where,  unconcerned,  we  hear  the  sound, 
Though  storm  and  tempest  rage  around. 

2  When,  wandering  o'er  the  desert  bare, 
Of  burning  sands  and  sultry  air, 


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We've  sought  the  cheerless  region  through, 
But  found  no  stream  to  meet  our  view, — 
Tis  then  the  rivers  of  thy  love, 
Descending  from  thy  throne  above, 
Supply  our  wants,  and  soothe  our  pain, 
And  raise  our  fainting  souls  again. 

3  When  in  a  weary  land  we  tire, 

And,  all  unnerved,  our  powers  expire, 
With  toil,  and  care,  and  heat  oppressed, 
Where  shall  our  languid  spirits  rest  ? 
O,  who  could  bear  the  blasting  ray, 
And  all  the  burden  of  the  day, 
Did  not  a  Rock  in  Zion  stand, 
O'ershading  all  this  weary  land  ! 

HYMN  428.     CM.     [#] 

Constant  Devotion. 

1  Before  the  rosy  dawn  of  day, 

To  thee,  my  God,  I'll  sing ; 
Awake,  my  soft  and  tuneful  lyre, 
Awake,  each  charming  string. 

2  Awake,  and  let  the  flowing  strains 

Glide  through  the  midnight  air, 
While  high  amidst  the  silent  orbs 
The  silver  moon  rolls  clear : 

3  While  all  the  glittering,  starry  lamps 

Are  lighted  in  the  sky, 
And  set  their  Maker's  greatness  forth 
To  my  admiring  eye. 

4  Arid,  as  the  gloomy  night  returns, 

Or  smiling  day  renews, 


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Thy  constant  goodness  still  my  soul       , 
With  benefit  pursues. 

5  For  this,  I'll  midnight  vows  to  thee 
With  early  incense  bring ; 
And,  ere  the  rosy  dawn  of  day, 
Thy  lofty  praises  sing. 

HYMN  429.     L.  M.     [  b  or  #  ] 

Abide  with  us. 

1  Abide  with  us ;  the  evening  shades 

Begin  already  to  prevail ; 
And.  as  the  lingering  twilight  fades, 
Dark  clouds  in  fields  of  azure  sail. 

2  Abide  with  us  ;  the  night  is  chill ; 

And  damp  and  cheerless  is  the  air ; 
Be  our  companion,  stranger,  still, 
And  thy  repose  shall  be  our  care. 

3  Abide  with  us  ;  thy  converse  sweet 

Has  well  beguiled  the  tedious  way  ; 
With  such  a  friend  we  joy  to  meet, 
We  supplicate  thy  longer  stay. 

1  Abide  with  us  ;  for  well  we  know 

Thy  skill  to  cheer  the  gloomy  hour  ; 
Like  balm  thy  honeyed  accents  flow ; 
Our  wounded  spirits  feel  their  [tower. 

5  Abide  with  us  ;  and  still  converse 

Of  him  who  late  on  Calvary  died  ; 
Of  him  the  prophecies  rehearse  ; 
He  was  our  Friend  they  crucified. 
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314  EVANGELICAL    DEVOTION. 

C  Abide  with  us  ;  we  feel  the  charm, 

That  binds  us  to  our  unknown  friend  ; 
Here  pass  the  night  secure  from  harm, 
Here,  stranger,  let  thy  wanderings  end. 

HYMN  430.     8  h  7s.  M.     [  b  ] 

Devotion. 

1  Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating, 

Sordid  hopes  and  fond  desires, 
Here,  our  willing  footsteps  meeting, 

Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires. 
From  the  fount  of  glory  beaming, 

Light  celestial  cheers  our  eyes ) 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming 

Peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies. 

2  Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  ? 

Every  pure  and  humble  mind  ; 
Every  kindred,  tongue  and  nation, 

From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined  : 
Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 

God  withholds  his  care  from  none ; 
Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 

From  the  fountain  of  his  throne. 

3  Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring, 

Firm  and  bold  in  virtue's  cause, 
Still  thy  providence  adoring, 

Faithful  subjects  to  thy  laws, 
Lord,  with  favour  still  attend  us ; 

Bless  us  with  thy  wondrous  love ; 
Thou,  our  Sun  and  Shield,  defend  us : 

All  our  hope  is  from  above. 


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HYMN  431.    L.M.    [#] 

Progressive  Grace  and  Devotion. 

1  Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand  : 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 

Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

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2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 
Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live  ; 
Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive ; 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair. 

4  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  shew 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just  and  true  ; 
None  that  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

HYMN  432.     6  1.  L.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

Light  of  Devotion. 

1  When,  streaming  from  the  eastern  skies, 
The  morning  light  salutes  my  eyes, 

O  Sun  of  Righteousness  divine, 
On  me  with  beams  of  mercy  shine  ; 
Chase  the  dark  clouds  of  guilt  away, 
And  turn  my  darkness  into  day. 

2  When  to  thy  throne,  my  Lord  and  King, 
A  morning  sacrifice  I  bring, 


310  EVANGELICAL  DEVOTION. 

And,  mourning  o'er  my  guilt  and  shame, 
Ask  mercy  in  my  Saviour's  name, — 
Then,  Jesus,  sprinkle  with  thy  blood, 
And  be  my  Advocate  with  God. 

3  As  every  day  thy  mercy  spares 
Will  bring  its  trials  and  its  cares, 
O,  Saviour,  till  my  life  shall  end, 
Be  thou  my  Counsellor  and  Friend  : 
Teach  me  thy  precepts,  all  divine, 
And  be  thy  great  example  mine. 

HYMN  433.     L.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

Humble  Devotion. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  life  and  thought, 
Be  all  beneath  thyself  forgot, 

Whilst  thee,  great  Parent-mind,  we  own, 
In  prostrate  homage  round  thy  throne. 

2  O  may  we  live  before  thy  face 
The  willing  subjects  of  thy  grace, 
And  through  each  path  of  duty  move 
WTith  filial  awe  and  filial  love  ! 

HYMN  434.     L.  M.     [#] 

Ardent  Devotion. 

1  Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim  ; 

Thou  art  my  Hope,  my  Joy,  my  Rest } 
The  glories  that  compose  thy  name 
Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Not  all  by  worldly  men  possessed, 

Nor  all  the  joys  our  senses  know, 


EVANGELICAL  DEVOTION.         317 

Could  make  me  so  divinely  blest, 
Or  raise  my  cheerful  passions  so. 

3  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

When  busy  cares  afflict  my  head, 

One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  delight, 

And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed. 

4  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 

While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise  ; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
And  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

HYMN  435.     L.  M.     [#] 

Private  and  public  Devotion. 

1  God  in  his  earthly  temple  lays 
Foundations  for  his  heavenly  praise ; 
And  loves  to  see  that  worship  rise, 
Which  forms  his  ofTspring  for  the  skies, 

2  His  mercy  every  house  attends, 
Whence  pure  devotion's  flame  ascends, 
And  ever  lends  a  gracious  ear, 

Where  churches  join  in  praise  and  prayer. 

3  His  blessing  yields  a  large  increase 
Of  wisdom,  and  of  sacred  peace  ; 
While  ripening  holiness  and  love 
Prepare  their  souls  for  joys  above. 

4  Father  supreme,  whose  sovereign  sway- 
All  worlds,  all  beings,  must  pj^ejr,     j 
May  our  first  wish  and  object  be, 

On  earth,  in  heaven,  to  dwell  with  thee. 
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318  EVANGELICAL  DEVOTION. 


HYMN  436.     8  St  7s.  M.     [#J 

Devotional  Praise, 

1  Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator ; 

Praise  to  thee  from  every  tongue ; 
Join,  my  soul,  with  every  creature, 
Join  the  universal  song. 

2  For  ten  thousand  blessings  given, 

For  the  hope  of  future  joy, 
Sound  his  praise  through  earth  and  heaven, 
Sound  Jehovah's  praise  on  high. 

HYMN  437.     S.  M.     [#] 

Pure  Devotion. 

1  Let  pure  devotion  rise, 

And  kindle  to  a  flame, 
Ascend  like  incense  to  the  skies, 
In  our  Redeemer's  name. 

2  His  word,  like  drops  of  dew, 

Descends  on  every  heart, 

Subdues  and  fashions  us  anew, 

And  bids  our  sins  depart. 

3  His  grace  our  faith  sustains, 

And  dissipates  our  fear, 
Binds  all  our  wounds,  abates  our  pains, 
And  gives  us  comforts  here. 

4  He  bids  our  willing  eyes 

Loofc'Jthrough  the  gloomy  shade, 
To  joys  immortal  in  the  skies, 
That  never  cloy  nor  fade. 


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CONSOLATORY    SUBJECTS. 


HYMN  438.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

God  the  Source  of  Consolation. 

1  When  'reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care 

Would  sink  us  to  the  tomb, 
What  power  shall  save  us  from  despair  ? 
What  dissipate  the  gloom  ? 

2  No  balm  that  earthly  plants  distil 

Can  soothe  the  mourner's  smart ; 
No  mortal  hand,  with  lenient  skill, 
Bind  up  the  broken  heart. 

3  But  One  alone,  who  reigns  above, 

Our  wo  to  joy  can  turn, 
And  light  the  lamp  of  life  and  love 
That  long  has  ceased  to  burn. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul,  to  that  One  flee  ; 

To  God  thy  woes  reveal ; 
His  eye  alone  thy  wounds  can  see, 
His  power  alone  can  heal. 

HYMN  439.     L.  1L     [  b  ] 

Death  the  Gate  of  endless  Joy. 

1  Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die  ? 
What  timorous  worms  we  mortals  are  ! 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 


320  CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife, 

Fright  our  approaching  souls  away ; 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  O,  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  would  stretch  her  wings  in  ha/  », 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  Out  sweetly  there 

HYMN  440.    C.  M.    [  b  ] 

Comfort  under  Bereavements. 

1  Why  do  we  mourn  departed  friends, 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  ? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward,  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow, 
To  keep  us  from  our  Love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  ? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  Thence  he  arose,  ascended  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  way ; 


CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS.  321 

Up  to  the  Lord  our  souls  shall  fly 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

5  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 
And  bid  our  kindred  rise  ; 
Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground  ; 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies. 

HYMN  441.     L.  P.  M.     [b] 

On  the  Death  of  Friends. 

1  O,  God  of  my  salvation,  hear 

My  nightly  groans,  my  daily  prayer, 

That  still  employ  my  wasting  breath  : 
My  soul,  declining  to  the  grave, 
Implores  thy  sovereign  power  to  save 
From  dark  despair  and  gloomy  death. 

2  Thy  hand  lies  heavy  on  my  soul, 
And  waves  of  sorrow  o'er  me  roll, 

While  dust  and  silence  spread  the  gloom  . 
My  friends  beloved,  in  happier  days, 
The  dear  companions  of  my  ways, 

Descend  around  me  to  the  tomb. 

3  As  lost  in  lonely  grief  I  tread 
The  silent  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Or  to  some  thronged  assembly  go  ; 
Through  all  alike  I  rove  alone, 
Forgotten  here,  and  there  unknown, 

The  change  renews  my  piercing  wo. 

4  My  friends  are  gone,  my  comforts  fled, 
The  sad  remembrance  of  the  dead 

Recalls  my  wandering  thoughts  to  mourn ; 


322  CONSOLATORY  SUBJF.CTS. 

But,  through  each  melancholy  day, 
I  call  on  thee,  and  stiil  will  pray, 
Imploring  still  thy  kind  return. 

HYMN  442.     CM.     [bor#] 

Human  Frailty  and  divine  Support. 

1  Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 

Nor  death  nor  danger  fear  ; 
But  we'll  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay. — 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone  ; 
Strange,  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long  ! 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame, 

The  God  that  built  us  first ; 
Salvation  to  Jehovah's  name 
That  reared  us  from  the  dust. 

5  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll  adore  : 
His  spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 

HYMN  443.     S.  M.     [  b  or  #  ] 

Comfort  in  Sickness  and  Death. 

I  When  sickness  shakes  the  frame, 
Each  dazzling  pleasure  flies  • 


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Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Their  charms  deceive  no  more, 

When  death  his  sceptre  shows, 
And  nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated  woes. 

3  The  trembling  frame  of  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust ; 
Nature  shall  faint ;  but  learn,  each  soul, 
On  nature's  God  to  trust. 

4  The  man  whose  heart  is  fixed 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  every  frown  may  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

5  Nor  him  shall  death  alarm  ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies, 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And  with  composure  dies. 

HYMN  444.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Blessed  are  they  that  mourn. 

1  Deem  not  that  they  are  blest  alone, 

Whose  days  a  peaceful  tenor  keep  ; 
The  God,  who  lov^s  our  race,  has  shown 
A  blessing  for  the  eyes  that  weep. 

2  The  light  of  smiles  shall  fill  again 

The  lids  that  overflow  with  tears, 
And  weary  hours  of  wo  and  pain 
Are  earnests  of  serener  years. 


324         CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

3  O  there  are  days  of  sunny  rest 

For  every  dark  and  troubled  night ; 
Grief  may  abide  an  evening  guest, 
But  joy  shall  come  with  early  light ; 

4  For  God  hath  marked  each  anguished  day, 

And  numbered  every  secret  tear ; 
And  heaven's  long  age  of  bliss  shall  pay 
For  all  his  children  suffer  here. 

HYMN  445.     H.  M.     [  b  or#] 

Sorrow  and  Consolation. 

1  How  transient  and  how  vain 

Is  all  this  world  bestows  ! 
How  fleet,  how  full  of  pain, 
And  void  of  sweet  repose  ! 
All  earthly  joys  are  unrefined, 
Nor  give  contentment  to  the  mind. 

2  But  heavenly  things  are  pure, 

More  lasting  and  more  sweet, 
Forever  will  endure^ 

With  comforts  more  replete. 
Should  worlds  be  wrapped  in  blazing  fire, 
The  love  of  God  would  not  expire. 

3  Believers  have  a  hope 

Which  overcomes  their  fear  ; 
Which  bears  their  courage  up, 

When  death  approaches  near : 
Each  says,  O  come,  my  angel,  come, 
Bear  me  to  my  eternal  home. 


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HYMN  446.     P.  M.     [  b  ] 

Dying  Christian. 

1   Vital  spark  of  heavenly  flame, 
Quit,  O  quit  this  mortal  frame  ! 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingering,  flying, 
O  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying  ! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life  ! 

2  Hark  !  they  whisper  !  Angels  say, 
Sister  spirit,  come  away  : 

What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite, 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight, 
Drowns  my  spirits,  draws  my  breath  ? 
Tell  me,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death  ? 

3  The  world  recedes  ;  it  disappears  ; 
Heaven  opens  to  mine  eyes ;  mine  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring  : 

Lend,  lend  your  wings  !  I  mount !  I  fly  1 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
O  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

HYMN  447.     L.  M.     [#orb] 

Longing'  for  Heaven. 

1  O  could  I  soar  to  worlds  above, 
That  state  of  perfect  peace  and  love, 
How  gladly  would  I  mount  and  fly 
On  angels'  wings  to  joys  on  high  ! 

2  But,  ah,  still  longer  must  I  stay, 

Ere  darksome  night  is  changed  to  day ; 
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326         CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

More  crosses,  sorrows,  conflicts  bear. 
Exposed  to  trials,  pains  and  care. 

3  My  Father  knows  what  road  is  best, 
And  how  to  lead  to  peace  and  rest } 
To  him  I,  cheerful,  give  my  all, 

Go  where  he  leads,  and  wait  his  call. 

4  When  he  commands  my  soul  away, 
Not  kingdoms  then  shall  tempt  my  stay  ; 
With  rapture  I  shall  wake,  and  rise 

To  join  my  friends  above  the  skies. 

HYMN  448.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

God  the  Refuge  of  the  Afflicted. 

1  Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep, 

Wliere  wave  resounds  to  wave  ; 
Though  o'er  our  heads  the  billows  roll, 
We  know  the  Lord  can  save. 

2  W'hen  darkness  and  when  sorrows  rose, 

And  pressed  on  every  side, 
The  Lord  hath  still  sustained  our  steps, 
And  still  hath  been  our  Guide. 

3  Perhaps,  before  the  morning  dawn, 

He  wTill  restore  our  peace  ; 
For  he  who  bade  the  tempest  roar, 
Can  bid  the  tempest  cease. 

4  Here  will  we  rest,  here  build  our  hopes, 

Nor  murmur  at  his  rod  ; 
He's  more  to  us  than  all  the  world, 
Our  Health,  our  Life,  our  God. 


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HYMN  449.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  Dust. 

1  Affliction's  faded  form  draws  nigh, 
With  wrinkled  brow  and  tearful  eye  ; 
With  sackcloth  on  her  bosom  spread. 
And  ashes  scattered  o'er  her  head. 

2  But  deem  her  not  a  child  of  earth  ; 
From  heaven  she  draws  her  sacred  birth  : 
Beside  the  throne  of  God  she  stands 

To  execute  his  wise  commands. 

3  The  messenger  of  grace,  she  flies 
To  train  us  for  our  sphere,  the  skies  ; 
And  onward  as  we  move,  the  way 
Becomes  more  smooth,  more  bright  the  day. 

4  Her  weeds  to  robes  of  glory  turn, 
Her  looks  with  kindling  radiance  burn, 
And  from  her  lips  these  accents  steal, 
God  smites  to  bless,  he  wounds  to  heal. 

HYMN  450.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  the  eminently  virtuous. 

1  Sweet  is  the  scene  where  virtue  dies, 

When  sinks  a  righteous  soul  to  rest ; 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes  ! 
How  gently  heaves  the  dying  breast ! 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away  ; 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er ; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day  ; 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 


323         CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

8  Triumphant  smiles  the  victor's  brow, 
Fanned  by  some  angel's  purple  wing ; 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  now  ? 
Invidious  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

4  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  nothing  can  destroy ; 

Naught  can  disturb  that  peace  profound, 

Which  such  unfettered  souls  enjoy. 

5  Farewell,  conflicting  joys  and  fears, 

Where  light  and  shade  alternate  dwell 
A  brighter,  purer  scene  appears ; 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell ! 

6  Its  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 

Light  from  its  load,  the  spirit  flies  ; 
While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
Sweet  is  the  scene  where  virtue  dies  ! 


HYMN  451.     CM.     [b] 

Death  of  a  Child. 

1  Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour ; 

How  soon  the  vapour  flies  ! 

Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 

That  in  the  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs, 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 


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4  Then  cease,  fond  nature,  dry  thy  tears ; 
Religion  points  on  high  ; 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  never  die. 

HYMN  452.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  an  Infant. 

1  As  the  sweet  flower,  which  scents  the  mora, 

But  withers  in  the  rising  day, 
Thus  lovely  seemed  the  infant's  dawn, 
Thus  swiftly  fled  its  life  away. 

2  Ere  sin  could  blight,  or  sorrow  fade, 

Death  timely  came  with  friendly  care, 
The  opening  bud  to  heaven  conveyed, 
And  bade  it  bloom  forever  there. 

3  It  died  before  the  infant  soul 

Had  ever  burned  with  wrong  desire, 
Had  ever  spurned  at  heaven's  control, 
Or  ever  quenched  its  sacred  fire. 

4  It  died  to  sin,  to  wo  and  care  ; 

Yet  for  a  moment  felt  the  rod  ; 
Then,  springing  on  the  viewless  air, 

Spread  its  light  wings,  and  soared  to  God. 

HYMN  453.     C.  M.     [b  ] 

Death  of  a  young  Person. 

1  When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away 
By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay 
Which  sorrow  must  demand. 
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330  CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

O  may  this  truth,  impressed 
With  awful  power,  I  too  must  die, 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  more  ; 

Behold  the  opening  tomb  ! 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour ; 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 

4  Jesus,  the  vision  of  thy  face 

Hath  overpowering  charms  ; 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 

5  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  break, 

How  sweet  ihe  minutes  roll  ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
But  glory  in  my  soul  ! 

HYMN  454.     S.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  the  Aged. 

1  How  wide  the  torrent  rolls, 

That  bears  us  to  the  tomb  ! 
Which  ends  our  toils  and  sorrows  here, 
And  bears  our  spirits  home. 

2  Our  fathers,  where  are  they, 

With  all  they  called  their  own  ? 
Their  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  cares, 
And  wealth  and  honour  gone. 

3  There,  where  the  fathers  lie, 

Must  all  the  children  dwell ; 
Nor  other  heritage  possess, 
But  such  a  gloomy  cell. 


CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS.  331 

4  God  of  our  fathers,  hear, 

Thou  everlasting  Friend, 
While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge, 
Our  souls  to  thee  commend. 

5  Of  all  the  pious  dead 

May  we  the  footsteps  trace, 
Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  light, 
We  dwell  before  thy  face. 

HYMN  455.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  Parents. 

1  The  God  of  mercy  will  indulge 

The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  honoured  parents  fall  around, 
When  friends  beloved  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,  murmuring  thought 

Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend ; 
Nor  should  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
Their  mighty,  ever-living  Friend. 

3  Parent,  Protector,  Guardian,  Guide, 

Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our , every  care, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

4  To  thee,  our  Father,  would  we  look, 

Our  Rock,  our  Portion,  and  our  Friend, 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth 
With  humble,  steadfast  hope  depend, 

HYMN  456.     0.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  a  Minister. 

1  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 
The  aged  and  the  young ; 


332         CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  closed, 
And  mute  the  suasive  tongue ) 

2  The  heavenly  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

3  To  him,  when  earthly  comforts  fail, 

His  suppliant  people  fly, 

And  on  his  never-ceasing  care, 

With  cheerful  hope,  rely. 

4  The  powers  of  nature,  Lord,  are  thine, 

And  thine  the  aids  of  grace ; 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up, 
Through  every  rising  race. 

5  Exert  thy  sacred  influence  here ; 

Thy  mourning  servants  bless  : 
O  change  to  strains  of  cheerful  praise 
Their  accents  of  distress. 


HYMN  457.     CM.     [tforb] 

Land  of  Delight. 

1  There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Eternal  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers : 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green ; 


CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS.         333 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start,  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea, 
And  linger,  shivering,  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, — 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, — 
And  see  the  Canaan,  that  we  love, 
With  unbcclouded  eyes ! 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood. 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

HYMN  458.     L.  M.     [*] 

Anticipations  of  Heaven. 

1  While  on  the  verge  of  life  I  stand, 
And  view  the  scenes  on  either  hand, 
My  spirit  struggles  with  my  clay, 
And  longs  to  wing  its  flight  away. 

2  Come,  ye  angelic  guardians,  come, 
And  lead  the  willing  pilgrim  home ; 
Ye  know  the  way  to  Jesus'  throne, 
Source  of  my  joys  and  of  your  own. 

3  The  blissful  interview  how  sweet, 
To  fall  transported  at  his  feet ! 
Raised  in  his  arms,  to  view  his  face ! 
Through  the  full  beamings  of  his  grace ! 

4  Yet,  with  these  prospects  full  in  sight, 
I'll  wait  thy  signal  for  my  flight ; 


334  CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

Foi,  while  thy  service  I  pursue, 
I  find  my  heaven  begun  below. 

HYMN  459.    CM.     f#l 

House  not  made  with  Hands. 

1  There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 

Eternal  and  on  high ; 
And  here  my  anxious  spirit  waits, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved,  and  fall ; 
Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  embrace 
Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  The  glorious  gospel  of  his  grace 

Reveals  this  heaven  to  come, 
While  beams  of  mercy  in  his  word 
Allure  and  guide  us  home 

4  Such  is  the  hope  which  cheers  the  heart; 

This  hope  the  Lord  hath  given ; 
His  spirit  is  the  earnest  now, 
And  seals  our  souls  for  heaven. 

HYMN  460.     S.  M.     O] 

Glories  of  Heaven. 

1  Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 

Unbounded  glories  rise, 

And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 

Unknown  to  mortal  eyes. 

2  There  sickness  never  comes ; 

There  grief  no  more  complains ; 


CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS.  335 

Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom, 
And  purest  pleasure  reigns. 

3  No  strife  nor  envy  there 

The  sons  of  peace  molest; 
But  harmony  and  love  sincere 
Fill  every  happy  breast. 

4  No  cloud  those  regions  know, 

Forever  bright  and  fair ; 
For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  wo, 
Can  never  enter  there. 

5  O  may  this  prospect  fire 

Our  hearts  with  ardent  love, 
And  lively  faith  and  strong  desire 
Bear  every  thought  above. 

HYMN  461.     L.  P.  M.     [#] 

Source  of  Consolation. 

1  I'll  praise  my  Maker  while  I've  breath, 
And,  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God ;  he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train ; 
His  truth  forever  stands  secure : 
He  saves  the  wretched,  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  The  Lord  pours  eye-sight  on  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  fainting  mind ) 


336         CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS. 

He  sends  the  labouring  conscience  peace ; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 

4  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath, 
And,  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

HYMN  462.     C.  M.     [*] 

Prospect  of  the  Christian. 

1  Happy  the  man,  whose  wishes  climb 

To  mansions  in  the  skies  ! 
He  looks  on  all  the  joys  of  time 
With  undesiring  eyes. 

2  He  knows  that  all  these  fleeting  tilings 

Must  yield  to  sure  decay ; 
And  sees,  on  time's  extended  wings, 
How  swift  they  pass  away. 

3  To  things  unseen  by  mortal  eyes, 

A  beam  of  sacred  light 
Directs  his  view ;  his  prospects  rise 
All  permanent  and  bright. 

4  His  hopes,  still  fixed  on  joys  to  come, 

Those  blissful  scenes  on  high, 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  bloom, 
When  time  and  nature  die. 


CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS.  337 

HYMN  463.     CM.     [*  or  b] 

The  Christian's  Farewell. 

1  Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell, 

With  all  your  feeble  light ; 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night. 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day, 

In  brighter  flames  arrayed  ; 
My  soul,  which  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 
No  more  demands  thine  aid. 

3  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 

Of  my  divine  abode — 
The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 
Where  1  shall  see  my  God. 

4  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unclouded  day. 

5  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes ; 
No  more  the  noon-day  sun  decline 
Amid  those  brighter  skies. 

G  There  all  the  millions  of  his  saints 
Shall  in  one  song  unite ; 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  delight. 

HYMN  464.     L.  M.     [#] 

Peace  to  the  troubled  Spirit. 

1   See,  from  the  ark.  the  mystic  dove 
On  flying  pinions  takes  her  way, 
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338        CONSOLATORY  SUBJECTS, 

Through  distant  regions  prone  to  rnovey 
And  view  the  wonders  of  the  day. 

2  Lo,  she  returns,  and  seeks  her  rest, 

And  brings  the  olive-branch  of  peace  f 
Thus  are  the  cheerless  mourners  West, 
The  tidings  all  their  hopes  increase. 

3  Thus  does  the  spirit's  witness  show 

A  source  of  love,  a  fount  of  grace ; 
A  Saviour's  goodness  makes  us  know, 
And  points  to  God,  our  Righteousness. 

4  Celestial  messenger  of  joy, 

Speed  on  thy  way  to  this  sad  heart ; 
Bring  with  thee  peace  without  alloy, 
And  never  from  my  s  oul  depart. 

HYMN  465.     H.  M.     [#J 

Sun  of  Heaven. 

1  In  yon  blest  world  above, 

Where  angel-hosts  reside, 
The  Sun  of  truth  and  love 

Is  never  known  to  hide  : 
Its  sacred  heat  forever  glows ; 
Divinely  sweet  to  all  it  flowrs. 

2  Its  all-attracting  light 

Forever  flows  the  same ; 
No  darkness  there,  or  night, 

No  clouds,  obscure  the  flame : 
One  endless  day  will  constant  shine, 
And  every  ray  is  light  divine. 

3  O,  could  we  see  this  light, 

And  feel  its  heavenly  heat, 


COMMUNION.  339 


Joyful  we'd  take  our  flight 
To  some  celestial  seat ; 
With  angels  sit,  and  sing  away, 
At  Jesus'  feet,  an  endless  day. 


COMMUNION, 


HYMN  4G6.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

The  Lord's  Supper. 

1  'TWAS  on  that  dark,  eventful  night, 

When  all  the  powers  of  earth  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betrayed  him  to  his  foes ; 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake; 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  ! 

What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake ! 

3  In  memory  of  your  dying  Lord, 

Do  this,  he  said,  till  time  shall  end ; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  of  your  departed  Friend. 

4  Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate ) 

\Yre  show  thy  death,  wTe  sing  thy  name, 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage-supper  of  the  Lamb. 


340  COMMUNION. 


HYMN  467.    L.  M.    [b] 

A  View  of  the  Cross. 

1  When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  Lord ; 
All  the  vain  things  -that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 

Sorrow  and  Jove  flow  mingled  down ! 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet  ? 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  His  dying  crimson,  like  a  robe, 

Spread  o'er  his  body  on  the  tree ; 
Then  am  I  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me. 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 

Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

HYMN  468.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Communion  Hymn. 

1   O  God,  accept  the  sacred  hour 
Which  wre  to  thee  have  given, 
And  let  this  hallowed  scene  have  power 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heaven. 


COMMUNION.  341 

2  Still  let  us  hold,  till  life  departs, 

The  precepts  of  thy  Son, 
Nor  let  our  thoughtless,  thankless  hearts 
Forget  what  he  lias  done. 

3  His  true  disciples  may  we  live, 

From  all  corruption  free, 
And  humbly  learn  like  him  to  give 
Our  powers,  our  wills  to  thee. 

4  And  oft  along  life's  dangerous  way, 

To  smooth  our  passage  through, 
Wilt  thou,  on  this  thy  holy  day, 
For  us  this  scene  renew. 

HYMN  469.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Not  ashamed  of  Christ  crucified. 

1  At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 

Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
Thy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board, 
And  thine  own  flesh  feeds  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 

And  trusts  for  life  in  One  who  died ; 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  heap  their  scandals  on  the  cause; 
We  come  to  boast  our  Saviour's  name, 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

He  that  was  dead  has  left  his  tomb; 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come. 
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842  COMMUNION. 


HYMN  470.     S.  M.     [  *  ] 

Communion  with  God  and  Christ. 

1  My  heavenly  Father  calls, 

And  Christ  invites  me  near ; 
With  both  my  friendship  shall  be  sweet, 
And  my  communion  dear. 

2  God  pities  all  my  griefs ; 

He  pardons  every  day ; 
Almighty  to  protect  my  soul, 
And  wise  to  guide  rny  way, 

3  Jesus,  my  living  Head, 

I  bless  thy  faithful  care ; 
My  Advocate  before  the  throne, 
And  my  Forerunner  there. 

4  Here  fix  my  roving  heart ; 

Here  wait  my  warmest  love, 
Till  the  communion  be  complete, 
In  nobler  scenes  above. 

HYMN  471.     L.  M.    [#] 

Loving  Kindness  of  the  Saviour. 
[  Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 
And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise ; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me ; 
His  loving  kindness,  O  how  free ! 

2  Though  numerous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  sin,  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along ; 
His  loving  kindness,  O  how  strong ! 


COMMUNION,  343 

3  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick,  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood ; 

His  loving  kindness,  O  how  good ! 

4  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale ; 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail ; 
O  may  my  last,  expiring  breath 

His  loving  kindness  sing  in  death. 


HYMN  472.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

This  do  in  Remembrance  of  me. 

1  Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  Friend  : 

Such  was  our  Master's  last  request, 
Who  all  the  pangs  of  death  endured, 
That  we  might  live  forever  blest. 

2  Yes,  we'll  record  thy  matchless  love, 

Thou  kindest,  tenderest,  best  of  friends : 
Thy  dying  love  the  noblest  praise 
Our  hearts  can  offer  thee  transcends. 

3  Tis  pleasure  more  than  earth  can  give 

Thy  goodness  through  these  veils  to  see ; 
Thy  table  food  celestial  yields. 
And  happy  they  who  sit  with  thee, 

HYMN  473.     S.  M.     [  *  ] 

Christian  Unity. 

1  Let  party  names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'erspread ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ,  their  Head. 


344  COMMUNION. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 

Let  mutual  love  be  found ; 
Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 

3  Envy  and  strife  be  gone, 

And  only  kindness  knawn ; 
While  all  one  common  Father  have, 
One  common  Master  own. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 

Resemble  that  above, 
Where  springs  of  purest  pleasure  rise, 
And  every  heart  is  love. 

HYMN  474.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Bearing  the  Cross. 

1  Didst  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame, 

And  bear  the  cross  for  me  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  thy  name, 
Or  thy  disciple  be  ? 

2  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  make  me  truly  bold ; 
Let  knowledge,  faith  and  meekness  shine, 
Nor  love,  nor  zeal,  grow  cold. 

3  Let  mockers  scoff,  the  world  defame 

And  treat  me  with  disdain, 
Still  may  I  glory  in  thy  name, 
And  count  reproach  my  gain. 

4  To  thee  I  cheerfully  submit, 

And  all  my  powers  resign ; 
Let  Wisdom  point  out  what  is  fit, 
And  I'll  no  more  repine. 


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HYMN  475.     L.  M.     [>] 

The  Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord. 

1  Jesus  is  gone  above  the  sky, 

Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not ; 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eye, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows  what  wandering  hearts  we  have, 

How  weak  our  faith  and  hope  might  prove ; 
And,  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
This  kind  memorial  of  his  love. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread 

With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood : 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 

And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God. 

4  I^et  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixed  on  him. 

HYMN  476.     6  1.     L.  M.     [*] 

The  Christian's  ardent  Aspirations. 

1  Eternal  Spirit,  Source  of  light, 

Enlivening,  consecrating  Fire, 
Descend,  and  with  celestial  heat 

Our  dull,  our  frozen  hearts  inspire ; 
Our  souls  refine,  our  dross  consume ; 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come. 

2  In  our  cold  breasts,  O  strike  a  spark 

Of  that  pure  flame  which  seraphs  feel ; 


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Nor  let  us  wander  in  the  dark, 

Or  lie  benumbed  and  stupid  still. 
Come,  vivifying  Spirit,  come, 
And  make  our  hearts  thy  constant  home. 

3  Let  pure  devotion's  fervours  rise  ; 
Let  every  pious  passion  glow ; 

0  let  the  raptures  of  the  skies 
Kindle  in  our  cold  hearts  below. 

Come,  purifying  Spirit,  come, 

And  make  our  souls  thy  constant  home. 

HYMN  477.     8  fc  7s.  M.     [  b  ] 

Desires  after  Christian  Obedience. 

1  From  the  table  now  retiring, 

Which  for  us  the  Lord  hath  spread, 
May  our  souls,  refreshment  finding, 
Grow  in  all  things  like  our  Head. 

2  His  example  by  beholding, 

May  our  lives  his  image  bear ; 
Him  our  Lord  and  Master  calling, 
His  commands  may  we  revere. 

3  Love  to  God  and  man  displaying. 

Walking  steadfast  in  his  way, 
Joy  attend  us  in  believing ; 

Peace  from  God,  through  endless  day. 


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>EDICATI02TS  AND  OHDI1TATIONS. 


HYMN  47S.     S.  P.  M.     [*] 

On  opening  a  Place  of  Worship. 

1   How  does  my  heart  rejoice 

To  hear  the  public  voice, 
Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day  ! 

Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal, 

We'll  haste  to  Zion's  hill, 
And  there  our  vows  and  honours  pay. 

2  Zion,  thrice  happy  place  ! 
Adorned  with  wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  of  strength  enclose  thee  round ; 
In  thee  our  souls  appear, 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait, 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest : 
The  man  who  seeks  thy  peace, 
And  wishes  thine  increase, 

A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest. 

4  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
Peace  to  this  sacred  house, 

For  here  my  friends  and  brethren  dwell; 

And,  since  my  glorious  God 

Makes  this  his  blest  abode, 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 


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HYMN  479.     C.  M.     [a] 

Consecration  of  a  Place  of  Worship. 

1  Greatest  of  beings,  Source  of  good, 

We  bow  before  thy  throne, 
Which  from  eternity  hath  stood, 
And  worship  thee  alone. 

2  Wilt  thou  vouchsafe  thy  presence  here, 

And  shed  propitious  rays, 
While  with  united  hands  we  rear 
An  altar  to  thy  praise  ? 

3  Here,  then,  in  every  heart  be  found 

The  dwelling  of  thy  choice  ; 
And  here  be  heard  that  sweetest  sound, 
The  cheerful,  thankful  voice. 

4  Here  may  the  mind,  while  sunk  in  woes, 

And  comfort  long  delays, 
On  Mercy's  gentle  breast  repose, 
And  change  its  sighs  for  praise. 

5  May  love,  with  sweet,  resistless  force, 

Compel  her  guests  to  come ; 
Arrest  the  sinner's  downward  course, 
And  call  the  wanderer  home. 

6  While  life  eternal  all  pursue, 

Here  may  the  way  be  shown, 
To  know  thyself,  God  only  true, 
And  Christ,  thy  chosen  Son. 


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HYMN  480.    L.  M.    [a] 

Worship  acceptable  in  all  Places. 

1  O  thou,  to  whom,  in  ancient  time, 

The  lyre  of  Hebrew  bards  was  strung, 
Whom  kings  adored  in  song  sublime, 

And  prophets  praised  with  glowing  tongue; 

2  Not  now  on  Zion's  height  alone, 

Thy  favoured  worshipper  may  dwell ; 
Not  where,  at  sultry  noon,  thy  Son 
Sat,  weary,  by  the  patriarch's  well : 

3  From  every  place  below  the  skies, 

The  grateful  song,  the  fervent  prayer, 
The  incense  of  the  heart,  may  rise 
To  heaven,  and  find  acceptance  there. 

4  In  this  thy  house,  whose  doors  we  now 

For  social  worship  first  unfold, 
To  thee  the  suppliant  throng  shall  bow, 
While  circling  years  on  years  are  rolled. 

5  To  thee  shall  age,  with  snowy  hair, 

And  strength  and  beauty,  bend  the  knee, 
And  childhood  lisp,  with  reverent  air, 
Its  praises  and  its  prayers  to  thee. 

6  O  thou,  to  whom,  in  ancient  time, 

The  lyre  of  prophet  bards  was  strung. 
To  thee,  at  last,  in  every  clime, 

Shall  temples  rise,  and  praise  be  sung. 
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HYMN  481.     L.  M.    [#] 

Ardent  Homage. 

1  Jehovah,  God,  our  heavenly  King, 
This  temple  to  thy  name  we  raise ; 
In  strains  as  pure  as  angels  sing, 
O  may  its  walls  resound  thy  praise. 

2  Here  may  thy  truth  in  radiance  shine, 

And  grateful  hearts  its  influence  feel ; 
And  at  its  pure  and  holy  shrine, 
In  ardent  homage  may  we  kneel. 

3  May  virtue's  bright  and  living  flame, 

From  souls  renewed  by  heavenly  love, 
Waft  its  sweet  incense  to  thy  name, — 
A  sacrifice  thou  wilt  approve. 

4  When,  in  thine  earthly  dwelling-place, 

We  meet  to  mingle  praise  and  prayer, 
May  we  in  love  the  world  embrace, 
And  all  to  thy  remembrance  bear : 

5  And  when  thy  love  our  souls  shall  raise, 

When  every  knee  to  thee  shall  bend, 

O,  then,  we'll  give  thee  deathless  praise, 

Eternal  Father,  changeless  Friend. 

HYMN  4S2.     L.  M.     [#] 

Temple  of  Praise. 

1  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  around  whose  throne 
All  heaven  in  ceaseless  worship  waits ; 
Whose  glory  fills  the  worlds  unknown ; 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  from  Zion's  gates* 


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2  With  mingling  souls  and  voices  join, 

To  him  the  swelling  anthem  raise  ; 
Repeat  his  name  with  joy  divine, 
And  fill  the  temple  with  his  praise. 

3  All-gracious  God,  to  thee  we  owe 

Each  joy  and  blessing  time  affords  ; 
Light,  life  and  health,  and  all  below, 

Spring  from  thy  presence,  Lord  of  lords. 

4  Thine  be  the  praise,  for  thine  the  love, 

That  freely  all  our  sins  forgave, 
Pointed  our  dying  eyes  above, 

And  showed  us  life  beyond  the  grave. 

5  Immortal  life  !  this  thought  disarms 

The  terrors  of  our  mortal  shore  ; 
It  brings  to  view  eternal  charms, 
When  other  comforts  are  no  more. 

HYMN  4S3.     CM.     [#'] 

House  of  Prayer  dedicated  to  God. 

1  Supreme  in  power,  O  God  of  grace, 

Thy  throne  is  fixed  on  high  ; 
Yet  to  thy  wanting,  suppliant  race, 
Art  thou  forever  nigh. 

2  Before  thy  mercy-seat  we  bend, 

Implore  thy  smiles  divine, 
Where  justice,  truth  and  mercy  blend, 
And  in  full  splendour  shine. 

3  Wilt  thou,  our  Father  and  our  Friend, 

Accept  this  house  of  prayer  ? 
And  may  thy  potent  arm  defend 
This  temple  of  thy  care. 


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4  To  thee  we  dedicate  this  house, 

And  our  best  offerings  bring  ; 

Here  pay  to  thee  our  solemn  vows, 

And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

5  Long  may  these  temple  walls  resound 

With  thy  most  worthy  praise  ; 
And  may  each  heart,  O  God,  be  found 
A  temple  of  thy  grace. 

HYMN  484.     L.  M.     [#] 

Christian  Ministry. 

1  Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house 
Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows  , 
While,  with  a  grateful  heart,  we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Master's  care. 

2  The  Saviour,  when  to  heaven  he  rose. 
In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  foes, 
Bestowed  his  gifts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

3  So  shall  a  bright  succession  run, 
Till  the  last  courses  of  the  sun ; 
While  unborn  churches,  by  their  care, 
Shall  rise  and  flourish,  large  and  fair. 

4  Jesus,  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know, — 
The  Spring  whence  all  these  blessings  flow  ; 
Pastors  and  people  shout  his  praise, 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 


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HYMN  435.    L.  M.     [#] 

Settlement  or  Ordination  of  a  Minister. 

Great  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore 

The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below; 

And,  mid  teu  thousand  sons  of  light, 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

2  Amid  the  wastes  of  time  and  death 

Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise, 

Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  spread, 

And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  At  length,  dismissed  from  labours  here, 

Thy  servants  join  the  heavenly  band  ; 

With  them  through  distant  worlds  they  fly, 

With  them  before  thy  presence  stand. 

4  O  blest  employment  !  glorious  hope  ! 

Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 
When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts, 
And  all  their  joys  and  honours  share  ? 

5  Yet,  while  these  labours  we  pursue, 

Though  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne, 
i      Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 

And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

HYMN  486.     CM.     [*] 

Apostolic  Commission. 

1  Go  preach  the  gospel,  Jesus  cries  ; 

To  you  this  power  is  given  ; 

Declare  salvation's  glorious  prize 

To  all  beneath  the  heaven. 

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3M  DEDICATIONS  AND  ORDINATIONS. 

2  Commissioned  thus,  through  every  age. 

His  heralds,  in  his  name, 
In  this  delightful  work  engage, 
And  peace  and  hope  proclaim. 

3  To  him,  whom  we  to  thee  ordain, 

Thy  gifts,  O  God,  impart ; 
May  he  those  sacred  truths  maintain, 
Which  heal  the  wounded  heart. 

4  May  all,  by  his  instruction  blest, 

The  path  to  heaven  pursue  ; 

And  converts  to  thy  temple  press, 

Numerous  as  drops  of  dew. 

HYMN  487.     CM.     [#] 

Installation  or  Ordination. 

1  Eternal  Father,  God  of  peace, 

We  bow  before  thy  throne, 
And  sing  that  wondrous  love  and  grace. 
Which  call  us  all  thine  own. 

2  Within  these  walls,  O  may  thy  voice 

Of  pardoning  love  be  heard  ; 
Here  may  the  broken  heart  rejoice, 
The  contrite  soul  be  cheered. 

3  And  may  thy  servant,  who,  this  day, 

Is  set  apart  for  thee, 
Enjoy  the  gospel's  heavenly  ray, 
And  all  thy  glory  see. 

4  Teach  him  to  show  that  peace  on  earth 

Which  true  religion  gives  ; 
And  point  the  eye  of  hope  and  faith 
To  realms  where  Jesus  lives. 


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6  O  may  thy  grace  his  heart  enlarge, 
To  teach  thy  precepts  given, 
Till,  with  the  people  of  his  charge, 
He  shall  be  called  to  heaven. 

HYMN  48S.     L.  M.     [*] 

Pastoral  Care. 

i  Great  God,  before  thy  throne  we  bow  ; 
To  thee  we  raise  the  fervent  prayer ; 
Do  thou  on  us  thy  grace  bestow, 
And  make  us  all  thy  tender  care. 

2  Him  thou  dost  place  as  pastor  here, 

Wilt  thou,  O  Saviour,  deign  to  bless : 
With  firmness  and  with  godly  fear 
May  he  declare  thy  truth  and  grace. 

3  May  no  vain  pride  his  heart  possess, 

To  wrest  thy  word,  thy  truth  conceal ; 
Be  thou  his  Strength  and  Righteousness, 
And  with  thy  love  his  bosom  fill. 

4  And  on  this  people,  gracious  Lord, 

Pour  down  thy  blessings  from  above, 
Cause  ever)'  heart  to  love  thy  word, 
And  in  thy  paths  their  footsteps  move. 

5  We  pray,  O  God,  and  we  believe  ; 

We've  seen  thy  kindness  all  our  days ; 
And  long  as  we  existence  have, 

We'll  celebrate  thy  wondrous  praise. 


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HYMN  489.    L.  M.     [#] 

Ordination  or  Installation. 

1  O  thou,  who  art  above  all  height, 

Our  God,  our  Father  and  our  Friend, 
Beneath  thy  throne  of  love  and  light, 
Let  thine  adoring  children  bend. 

2  We  kneel  in  praise,  that  here  is  set 

A  vine  that  by  thy  culture  grew  ; 
We  kneel  in  prayer,  that  thou  wouldst  wet 
Its  opening  leaves  with  heavenly  dew. 

3  Since  this  thy  servant  now  hath  given 

Himself,  his  powers,  his  hopes,  his  youth, 
To  the  great  cause  of  truth  and  heaven, 
Be  thou  his  Guide,  O  God  of  truth. 

4  Here  may  his  doctrine  drop  like  rain, 

His  speech  like  Hermon's  dew  distil, 
Till  green  fields  smile,  and  golden  grain, 
Ripe  for  the  harvest,  waits  thy  will. 

5  And  when  he  sinks  in  death,  by  care, 

Or  pain,  or  toil,  or  years  oppressed, 
O  God,  remember  then  our  prayer, 
And  take  his  spirit  to  thy  rest. 


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BAPTISM,    ASMD    EA^LY   INSTRUCTION. 


HYMN  490.     C.  Bf.     [  b  or  #  ] 

Dedication  of  Children. 

1  Lo,  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stands 

With  all-engaging  charms ; 
See  how  he  takes  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms! 

2  Permit  them  to  approach,  he  cries, 

Nor  scorn  their  humble  name ; 
It  was  to  bless  such  souls  as  these 
The  Lord  of  glory  came. 

3  We  bring  them,  Lord,  in  thankful  hands, 

And  yield  them  up  to  thee  ; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

4  Ye  little  flock,  with  pleasure  hear ; 

Ye  children,  seek  his  face ; 

And  fly  with  transport  to  receive 

The  blessings  of  his  grace. 

5  If  orphans  they  are  left  behind, 

Thy  guardian  care  we  trust ; 
That  care  shall  heal  our  bleeding  heartS| 
If  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 


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HYMN  491.     CM.     [*] 

Children  blessed. 

1  How  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 

To  Abram  and  his  seed  ! 
I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need. 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 

From  age  to  age  endure  ; 
The  angel  of  the  promise  proves, 
And  seals,  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms, 

To  our  great  fathers  given  ; 
He  takes  young  children  in  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Our  God,  how  faithful  are  his  ways  i 

His  love  endures  the  same  ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  the  children's  name. 

HYMN  492.     S.  M.     [  #  ] 

Our  Offspring  the  Care  of  God. 

1  Lord,  what  our  ears  have  heard 

Our  eyes  delighted  trace  ; 
Thy  love  in  long  succession  shown 
To  Zion's  chosen  race. 

2  Our  children  thou  dost  claim, 

And  mark  them  out  for  thine : 
Ten  thousand  blessings  to  thy  name, 
For  goodness  so  divine. 


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3  Thee  let  the  fathers  own, 

And  thee  the  sons  adore ; 
Joined  to  the  Lord  in  solemn  rows, 
To  be  forgot  no  more. 

4  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord  ! 

How  plenteous  is  thy  grace, 
Which,  in  the  promise  of  thy  love, 
Includes  our  rising  race  ! 

HYMN  493.     CM.     [#] 

Infanta  blessed  of  Christ. 

1  Thy  life  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord, 

With  transport  all  divine  ; 
Thine  image  trace  in  ever)'  word, 
Thy  love  in  every  line. 

2  With  joy  I  see  a  thousand  charms 

Spread  o'er  thy  lovely  face, 
While  infants,  in  thy  tender  arms, 
Receive  the  smiling  grace. 

3  I  take  these  little  lambs,  said  he, 

And  lay  them  on  my  breast ; 
Protection  they  shall  find  in  me, 
In  me  be  ever  blest. 

4  Death  may  the  bands  of  life  unloose, 

But  cairt  dissolve  my  love  ; 
Millions  of  infant  souls  compose 
The  family  above. 

5  His  words,  ye  happy  parents,  hear, 

And  shout,  with  joys  divine, 
Dear  Saviour,  all  we  have  and  aro 
Shall  be  forever  thine. 


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HYMN  494.     L.  M.     [#] 

Religious  Education, 

1  Children,  in  years  and  knowledge  young. 

Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue  ; 

Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days, 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state, 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways, 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts 

God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh ; 
Pardon  and  hope  his  love  imparts, 
When  youth  in  deep  contrition  lie. 

4  He  tells  their  tears ;  he  counts  their  groans ; 

His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death ; 
His  spirit  heals  their  broken  bones : 
They  in  his  praise  employ  their  breath. 

HYMN  495.     C  M.     [a] 

Early  Piety. 

1  Come,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord ; 

And,  that  your  days  be  long, 
Let  not  a  false  or  sinful  word 
Be  found  upon  your  tongue. 

2  Depart  from  mischief,  practise  leve, 

Pursue  the  works  of  peace  ; 
So  shall  the  Lord  your  ways  approve, 
And  set  your  souls  at  ease. 


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\  His  eve  awakes  to  guard  the  just, 
His  ear  attends  their  cry ; 
When  broken  spirits  dwell  in  dust, 
The  God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

i  What  though  the  sorrows  here  they  taste 
Are  sharp  and  tedious  too, 
The  Lord,  who  saves  them  all  at  last, 
Is  their  Supporter  now. 

HYMN  496.     S.  M.     [  *  ] 

Early  Instruction. 

1  Lkt  children  learn  the  deeds 

Which  God  performed  of  old  ; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 
And  which  our  fathers  told. 

2  He  makes  his  glories  known, 

His  works  of  power  and  grace  ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Through  every  rising  race. 

3  We'll  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs, 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn  m  God 

Their  hope  securely  stands, 
That  they  may  still  record  his  works, 
And  practise  his  commands. 
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302         BAPTISM,   AND  EAIILY  INSTRUCTION, 

HYMN  497.     L.  M.     [  #  or  b  ] 

For  religious  Scliools. 

1  O  Lord,  to  thee  we  raise  our  song, 

To  thee  address  our  humble  prayer, 
To  whom  our  lives  and  strengtli  belong;-- 
O  make  us  all  thy  special  care. 

2  We  thank  thee  for  thy  tender  grace, 

With  which  our  infant  minds  are  stored, 
And  taught  to  seek  thy  lovely  face, 
And  learn  our  duty  from  thy  word. 

3  O  may  we  ne'er  abuse  the  day 

On  which  the  Friend  of  children  rose, 
Nor  waste  our  time  in  sinful  play, 
And  multiply  our  earthly  woes. 

4  But  teach  us  all  to  read  thy  word, 

And  write  thy  precepts  on  our  hearts  : 
Thus  lead  us  in  thy  doctrine,  Lord, 
Which  peace,  and  joy  and  life  imparts. 

HYMN  498.     8  &  7s.  M.     [  #  ] 

Children's  Prayer. 

1  God  of  mercy  and  of  wisdom, 

Hear  thy  children's  lisping  cry ; 
Let  thy  presence,  Lord,  be  with  them, 
Teaching  lessons  from  on  high. 

2  Here,  beneath  thy  wing,  we  seat  us, 

Up  to  heaven  for  wisdom  took  ; 
Lord,  in  mercy  deign  to  meet  us, — 
Meet  us  in  thy  sacred  Book. 


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3  Since  thy  truth  doth  gild  its  pages, 

May  that  truth,  Lord,  make  us  free ; 
On  the  Rock  of  endless  ages 
Let  our  faith  established  be. 

4  To  our  faith  we'll  add  the  graces, 

Virtue,  knowledge,  patience,  love : 
When  on  earth  we  leave  our  places, 
Raise  us  all  to  seats  above. 

HYMN  499.      L.  M.     [#] 

Youthful  Remembrance  of  God. 

1  In  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth, 

In  nature's  early,  smiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrive,  and  trembling  wait 
Its  summons  to  the  silent  tomb ; — 

2  Remember  thy  Creator,  God  ; 

For  him  thy  nobler  powers  employ ; 
Make  him  thy  Fear,  thy  Love,  thy  Hope, 
Thy  Confidence,  and  highest  Joy. 

3  He  shall  defend  and  guide  thy  course 

Through  life's  uncertain,  stormy  sea, 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  shore 
Of  glorious  immortality. 

4  Then  early  seek  the  Lord,  and  choose 

The  path  of  wisdom  and  of  truth  : 
The  earth  affords  no  lovelier  sight 
Than  a  discreet,  religious  youth. 

HYMN  500.     CM.     [#] 

God's  Word  the  best  Guide  of  Youth. 
1  The  morn  of  life,  how  fair  and  gay ! 
How  cheering  and  how  new ! 


3G4  BAPTISM,  AND  EARLY  INSTRUCTION. 

What  hopes  illume  each  opening  day, 
And  brighten  every  view  ! 

2  Youth's  ardent  mind,  with  joy  elate, 

Elastic  and  sincere, 
Suspects  no  ills  that  may  await, 
Nor  yields  a  thought  to  fear. 

3  But  slippery  is  the  path  they  tread, 

In  pleasure's  dangerous  way ; 
A  thousand  snares  around  them  spread, 
And  oft  their  feet  betray. 

4  How  shall  they,  then,  their  course  pursue 

Through  life's  uncertain  road  ? 
What  friendly  hand  will  point  their  view 
To  duty  and  to  God  ? 

5  In  God's  own  word  the  way  is  sure, 

And  clear  to  every  eye ; 
It  leads  us  in  a  path  secure 
To  brighter  worlds  on  high. 

HYMN  501.     H.  M.     [#] 

Youth  exhorted  to  Virtue. 
1   Early  in  life's  young  days 
Let  each  unsullied  youth 
Seek  wisdom's  peaceful  ways, 
And  walk  the  path  of  truth  : 
There  streams  of  purest  pleasure  flow ; 
There  honours  bloom,  and  virtues  grow. 

2  Be  God's  all-perfect  Son 

Thy  Pattern  and  thy  Guide ; 
Let  all  his  will  be  done, 
Nor  trust  a  friend  beside ; 


PUBLIC   ANNIVERSARIES.  3G5 

Then  shalt  thou  heave  no  guilty  sighs, 
No  tears  of  anguish  drown  thine  eyes. 

3  His  footsteps  ever  trace 

With  vigour  and  delight ; 
He'll  lead  thee  by  his  grace, 

Protect  thee  by  his  might, 
And  safe  through  all  this  dreary  waste 
Conduct  thee  on  to  endless  rest. 


PUBLIC   ANNIVERSARIES. 


HYMN  502.     L.  P.  M.     [*] 

Thanksgiving  for  national  Prosperity. 

How  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King ! 
From  thee  our  public  blessings  spring ; 

Extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows, 
The  endless  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store, 
Which  pours  from  every  foreign  shore ) 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display ; 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  to  our  •Maker's  praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs ; 

Here  still  may  God  in  mercy  re^gn ; 
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Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success, 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless, 
And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain, 

HYMN  503.    L.  M.     [*] 

Annual  Thanksgiving. 

1  Great  God,  let  all  our  tuneful  powers 

Awake,  and  sing  thy  mighty  name : 
Thy  hand  rolls  on  our  circling  hours, — 
The  hand  from  which  our  being  came. 

2  Seasons  and  moons,  revolving  round 

In  beauteous  order,  speak  thy  praise ; 
And  years,  with  smiling  mercy  crowned, 
To  thee  successive  honours  raise. 

3  To  thee  we  raise  the  annual  song ; 

To  thee  the  grateful  tribute  give ; 
Our  God  doth  still  our  years  prolong, 
And  midst  unnumbered  deaths  we  live. 

4  Each  changing  season  on  our  souls 

Its  sweetest,  kindest  influence  sheds  ; 
And  every  period,  as  it  rolls, 

Showers  countless  blessings  on  our  heads. 

5  Our  lives,  our  health,  our  friends,  we  owe 

All  to  thy  vast,  unbounded  love ; 
Ten  thousand  precious  gifts  below, 
And  hope  of  nobler  joys  above. 

HYMN  504.     H.  M.     [#] 

Thanksgiving. 

1  To  thee,  eternal  King, 

We  raise  our  thankful  eyes, 


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From  whom  all  blessings  spring 
In  earth,  and  sea,  and  skies: 
Each  rolling  year  thy  grace  imparts, 
And  wakes  to  praise  our  grateful  hearts. 

2  The  treasures  of  thy  love 

In  all  directions  flow, 
And  from  the  fount  above 
Unceasing  gifts  bestow  : 
From  this  blest  fount,  indulgent  I/)rd, 
Streamed  the  rich  glories  of  thy  word. 

3  O  may  the  golden  sun, 

Full  in  his  noon-tide  blaze, 
And  e'en  the  silver  moon, 

Instruct  our  hearts  to  praise ; 
While  all  the  stars  which  stud  the  skies 
Beam  love,  as  through  unnumbered  eyes. 

4  Oft  as  returning  spring 

Shall  waft  its  genial  gale, 
And  we  'neath  summer's  wing 

The  fragrant  breeze  inhale, — 
In  every  season,  through  all  time, 
Great  God,  we'll  praise  thy  name  divine. 

HYMN  505.     P.  M.     [  #  J 

Call  to  Thanksgiving  and  Praise. 

1  Be  joyful  in  God,  all  ye  lands  of  the  earth, 

O  serve  him  with  gladness  and  fear ; 
Exult  in  his  presence  with  music  and  mirth, 
With  love  and  devotion  draw  near. 

2  Jehovah  is  God,  and  Jehovah  alone, 

Creator  and  Ruler  o'er  all ; 


368  PUBLIC   AN'MVEIISAIIIES, 

And  we  are  his  people ;  his  sceptre  we  own  j 
His  sheep,  and  we  follow  his  call. 

3  O  enter  his  gates  with  thanksgiving  and  song ; 

Your  vows  in  his  temple  proclaim  ; 
His  praise  with  melodious  accordance  prolong, 
And  bless  his  adorable  name. 

4  For  good  is  the  Lord,  inexpressibly  goodf 

And  we  are  the  work  of  his  hand ; 
His  mercy  and  truth  from  eternity  stood, 
And  shall  to  eternity  stand. 

HYMN  506.     L.  M.     f  #  ] 

National  Anthem. 

1  All  hail,  almighty,  glorious  Sire, 

Great  Ancient  of  eternal  days  J 
Thy  mercies  claim  the  full-toned  lyre, 
And  all  the  strength  of  perfect  praise. 

2  Twas  thine,  O  God,  in  elder  time, 

To  make  thy  glorious  arm  right  bare ; 
When  those  who  trod  this  desert  clime 
Were  made  of  thee  thy  guardian  care. 

3  Amazement  seized  the  savage  foe ; 

Thy  terrors  smote  his  proudest  force ; 
Thy  dew  unstrung  the  warrior's  bow ; 
Thy  tempest  ruled  the  arrow's  course* 

4  Then  bloomed  the  waste  at  thy  command  j 

Peace  onward  led  fair  freedom's  ray  j 
Life's  social  arts  adorned  the  land ; 
Religion  shone  in  sun-bright  day. 

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PUBLIC  ANNIVERSARIES.  369 

5  These  wondrous  works,  O  Lord,  were  thine; 
Thine  be  the  glory,  honour,  praise ; 
While  choral  symphonies  divine 

In  heaven  and  earth  prolong  the  lays. 

HYMN  507.     L.  P.  M.     [  #  ] 

Freedom's  Song. 

1  In  freedom's  song  let  millions  join, 
And  praise  the  Guardian  Power  divine, 

Whose  inspiration  gave  the  light, 
That  dawned  with  clear,  celestial  ray, 
And  gave  our  land  this  festal  day, 

Dispersed  its  clouds,  and  made  it  bright. 

2  Like  Israel's  tribes  on  Egypt's  flood, 
Our  fathers'  feet  with  caution  stood 

On  stern  oppression's  awful  strand ; 
They  raised  their  prayer  to  heaven's  high  throne, 
The  Lord  in  majesty  came  down, 

And  safely  led  his  chosen  band. 

3  The  way  was  desert,  dark,  and  drear, 
And  doubtful  hearts  were  filled  with  fear ; 

But,  lo,  a  fiery  pillar  rose, 
A  light  to  guide  fair  freedom's  band, 
And  led  them  to  the  promised  land  ; 

A  cloud  of  darkness  to  their  foes. 

i  Columbia's  hills  and  vales,  be  glad ; 
Virgins  and  youth,  with  garlands  clad, 

Express  your  joy  in  songs  of  praise  ; 
While  dim-eyed  age  exults  to  see 
Its  offspring  independent,  free, 

And  joins  the  choral  theme  to  raise. 


370  PUBLIC   ANNIVERSARIES. 


HYMN  508.     6  1.    L.  M.     [  *  ] 

The  Pilgrims. 

1  From  stern  oppression's  haughty  land 

The  pilgrims  crossed  the  boisterous  wave ; 
A  patient,  firm,  and  patriot  band  ; 

The  God  of  battles  made  them  brave: 
O  make  us  ever  blest  and  (ree^ 
A  land  of  peace  and  liberty. 

2  To  thee,  their  steadfast,  suppliant  eyes 

Were  raised  'mid  war  and  dread  alarm; 

0  God  of  battles,  from  the  skies, 

Thy  mercy  sent  the  conquering  arm  ; 
Still  guard  our  freedom,  rights,  and  fame, 
While  we  exalt  thy  holy  name. 

3  Here  we,  the  children  of  the  free, 

Now  gladly  chant  the  joyful  song, 
And  own  our  boundless  debt  to  thee, 

Which  time  shall  gladly  bear  along. 
Be  this  our  universal  cry, 
For  God,  for  home,  for  liberty. 

HYMN  509.     L.   M.     [  b  1 

Public  Humiliation. 

1  Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds, 

And  whom  unnumbered  worlds  adore, 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 
Wliile  nature  trembles  at  thy  power, — 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  moves  the  spheres, 

That  wakes  the  wind,  and  lifts  the  sea ; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  assigned  by  thee. 


PUBLIC   ANNIVERSARIES.  371 

3  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 

To  thee  we  raise  the  humble  cry ; 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart, 
Thine  incense  a  repentant  sigh. 

4  This  day  we  deeply  mourn  our  sins, 

Confess  thy  power,  and  bless  thy  rod : 
O  let  us  know  thy  pardoning  love, 
And  find  in  thee  a  guardian  God. 

HYMN  510.     7s.  M.     [  b  ] 

The  acceptable  Offering. 

1  Father  of  our  feeble  race, 

Wise,  beneficent,  and  kind, 
Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face, 

Flows  thy  goodness  unconfined  : 
Musing  in  the  silent  grove, 

Or  the  busy  haunts  of  men, 
Still  we  trace  thy  wondrous  love, 

Claiming  large  returns  again. 

2  Lord,  what  offering  shall  we  bring, 

At  thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 
Hearts,  the  pure,  unsullied  spring 

Whence  the  kind  affections  flow ; 
Soft  compassion's  feeling  soul. 

By  the  melting  eye  expressed  ; 
Sympathy,  at  whose  control 

Sorrow  leaves  the  wounded  breast ; 

3  Willing  hands  to  lead  the  blind, 

Bind  the  wounded,  feed  the  poor ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind  ; 
Charity,  with  liberal  store. 


372  PUBLIC  ANNIVERSARIES. 

Teach  us,  O  thou  heavenly  King, 
Thus  to  show  our  grateful  mind, 

Thus  accepted  gifts  to  bring, 
Love  to  thee,  and  all  mankind. 

HYMN  511.    CM.    [b] 

Humiliation  and  Prayer. 

1  Here  in  thy  temple,  Lord,  we  meet, 

And  bow  before  thy  throne  ; 
Abased  and  guilty  at  thy  feet, 
We  seek  thy  grace  alone. 

2  Our  sins  rise  up  in  dread  array, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  fear  ; 
Our  trembling  spirits  melt  away, 
But  find  no  helper  near. 

3  Still,  Lord,  thy  mercy's  rich  and  free, 

And  runs  an  endless  round, 
A  boundless,  purifying  sea, 

Where  all  our  sins  are  drowned. 

4  O  send  thy  pity  from  on  high 

With  pardon  all-divine  ; 
Bring  now  thy  gracious  spirit  nigh, 
And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

5  We  humbly  mourn  our  follies  past, 

Each  guilty  path  deplore  ; 
Resolved,  while  feeble  life  shall  last, 
To  tread  those  paths  no  more. 


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HYMN  512.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

The  humble  Suppliant  trusting  in  God. 

1  O  Lord,  my  Rock,  to  thee  I  cry, 

In  sighs  consume  my  breath  ; 
Hear  me,  O  God,  nor  let  me  be 
Like  those  who  sleep  in  death. 

2  Regard  my  supplication,  Lord, 

The  cries  that  I  repeat, 
With  weeping  eyes  and  lifted  hands, 
Before  thy  mercy-seat. 

3  My  soul,  with  gratitude  inspired, 

Thy  praises  will  resound  ; 
From  thee  the  cries  of  my  distress 
A  gracious  answer  found. 

\  As  thou  hast  filled  my  heart  with  joy, 
Tis  just  that  I  should  raise 
The  cheerful  tribute  of  my  thanks, 
And  celebrate  thy  praise. 

HYMN  513.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Penitence  and  Forgiveness. 

1  Have  mercy  on  me,  O  my  God, 

In  loving  kindness  hear  my  prayer ; 
Withdraw  the  terror  of  thy  rod  ; 
Lord,  in  thy  tender  mercy  spare. 

2  Offences  rise  where'er  I  look, 

But  I  confess  their  guilt  to  thee  ; 
Blot  my  transgressions  from  thy  book ; 
Wash  me  from  all  iniquity. 
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374  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 

3  Not  streaming  blood  nor  cleansing  fire 

Thy  seeming  anger  can  appease  ; 
Burnt-offerings  thou  dost  not  require, 
Or  gladly  I  would  render  these. 

4  The  broken  heart  in  sacrifice, 

Alone,  will  thine  acceptance  meet ; 
My  heart,  O  God,  do  not  despise, 
Abased  and  contrite  at  thy  feet. 

5  Thy  consolations,  as  of  old, 

Now  to  my  troubled  mind  restore  ; 
By  thy  free  spirit's  might  uphold 

And  guide  my  steps,  to  fall  no  more. 


PRIVATE    DEVOTION 


HYMN  514.     L.  M.     [#] 

Morning  Meditations. 

1  In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 

I  safely  passed  the  silent  night ; 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 
Again  behold  the  morning  light. 

2  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour ; 

Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be  ; 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power, 
And  soars,  my  guardian  God,  to  thee. 

3  O  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 

My  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread, 


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And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  head. 

4   A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend, 
A  deeper  sleep  my  eves  oppress ; 
Yet  then  thy  strength  snail  still  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless. 

6  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away  : 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  my  eyes ; 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day  ; 
Thy  love  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 

HYMN  515.     Ss.  M.     [*] 

Morning  Praise. 

1  Lauded  be  thy  name  forever, 
Thou  of  life  the  Guard  and  Giver  !   - 
Thou  who  slumberest  not,  nor  sleepest, 
Blest  are  they  thou  kindly  keepest ! 
God  of  stillness  and  of  motion, 

Of  the  rainbow  and  the  ocean, 
Of  the  mountain,  rock,  and  river, 
Hallowed  be  thy  name  forever  ' 

2  God  of  evening's  yellow  ray, 
God  of  yonder  dawning  day, 
That  rises  from  the  distant  sea 
Like  breathings  of  eternity  ! 
Thine  the  flaming  sphere  of  light, 
Thine  the  darkness  of  the  night : 
God  of  life,  that  faded]  never, 
Glory  to  thy  name  forever  ! 


376  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 


HYMN  516.    L.  M.     [#] 

Morning  Devotion. 

1  Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run  ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Illumined  by  the  light  divine, 

Let  thine  own  light  to  others  shine  ; 
Reflect  all  heaven's  propitious  rays, 
In  ardent  love  and  cheerful  praise. 

3  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew  ; 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew  ; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  1  design,  or  do,  or  say, 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

HYMN  517.     CM.     [#] 

Morning  or  Evening  Hymn. 

1  On  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God, 

My  waking  thoughts  attend, 
In  whom  are  founded  all  my  hopes, 
In  whom  my  wishes  end. 

2  My  soid,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys  ; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 
Her  sacrifice  of  praise. 


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3  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes, 

With  thy  protection  blest, 
In  peace  and  safety,  I  commit 
My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

4  My  spirit,  in  thy  hands  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching  ill ; 
For,  whether  waking  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still. 

5  Then  will  I  daily  to  the  world 

Thy  wondrous  acts  proclaim  ; 
While  all  with  me  shall  praises  sing, 
And  bless  thy  sacred  name. 

HYMN  518.     L.M.     [bor#] 

Evening  Recollections. 

1  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone  ; 

Slow  o'er  the  west  the  shadows  rise  j 
Swift  the  soft-stealing  hours  have  flown, 
And  night's  dark  mantle  veils  the  skies* 

2  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 

Swift  from  the  records  of  the  year ; 
And  still,  with  each  successive  sun, 
Life's  fading  visions  disappear. 

3  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone  ; 

But  soon  a  fairer  day  shall  rise, 
A  day  whose  never-setting  sun 

Shall  pour  its  light  o'er  cloudless  skies* 

4  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone  ; 

In  solemn  silence  rest,  my  soul ; 
Bow  down  before  his  gracious  throne, 
Who  bids  the  morn  and  evening  roll. 
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378  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 


HYMN  519.    CM.    [*] 

Evening  Contemplation. 

1  See,  the  bright  monarch  of  the  day 

In  ocean  dips  his  beams  ; 
While  from  his  brow  a  parting  ray 
In  milder  glory  streams. 

2  The  moon,  pale  empress  of  the  night, 

In  sweet  succession  reigns, 
And  finely  paints,  with  silver  light, 
The  mountains,  vales,  and  plains. 

3  The  planets  in  progression  rise, 

And  shine  from  pole  to  pole  ; 
Their  pleasing  course  delights  our  eyes, 
And  charms  the  rising  soul. 

4  The  starry  arch  in  grandeur  glows, 

Through  all  its  ample  round  : 
Great  God,  thy  power  no  limit  knows, 
Thy  wisdom  knows  no  bound. 

HYMN  520.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

Family  Duties  and  Blessings. 

1  Father  of  men,  thy  care  we  bless, 
Which  crowns  our  families  with  peace  : 
From  thee  they  sprung,  and  by  thy  hand 
Their  root  and  branches  are  sustained. 

2  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  praised, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raised  ; 

Though  Lord  of  heaven,  he  deigns  to  dwell 
With  saints  in  their  obscurest  cell. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION.  379 

3  To  him  let  each  united  house, 
Morning  and  night,  present  their  vows  ; 
And  children  of  the  rising  race 

Be  taught  his  precepts  and  his  grace. 

4  O  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  honours  of  thy  glorious  name  ; 
While,  pleased  and  thankful,  we  remove 
To  join  thy  family  above. 

HYMN  521.     L.  M.     [bortf  j 

Communion  with  the  Heart. 

1  Return,  my  roving  heart,  return, 

And  chase  these  shadowy  forms  no  more ; 
Seek  out  some  solitude  to  mourn, 
And  your  forsaken  God  implore. 

2  And  thou,  O  God,  whose  piercing  eye 

Distinct  surveys  each  deep  recess, 
In  these  abstracted  hours  draw  nigh, 
And  with  thy  presence  fill  the  place. 

3  Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart, 

The  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide» 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  searched  and  purified. 

4  Then,  with  the  visits  of  thy  love, 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer, 
Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove 

That  God  hath  fixed  his  dwelling  there. 


380  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 

HYMN  522.    CM.     [#] 

Tho  Christian's  secret  Resolutions. 

1  Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 

A  follower  of  the  Lamb, 
And  shall  1  fear  to  own  his  cause, 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease, 
Whilst  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign ; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  : 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

4  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer  though  they  die  ; 
They  view  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

5  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

HYMN  523.    L.  M.     [tforb] 

Constant  Reliance  on  God. 
I   Father,  I  thank  thee  ;  may  no  thought 
E'er  deem  thy  chastisements  severe ; 
But  may  this  heart,  by  sorrow  taught, 
Calm  each  wild  wish,  each  idle  fear. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION.  3S1 

2  Thy  mercy  bids  all  nature  bloom; 

Thy  sun  shines  bright,  and  man  is  gay; 
Thine  equal  mercy  spreads  the  gloom, 
That  darkens  oer  his  little  day. 

3  How  many  throbs  of  grief  and  pain 

Is  earth's  pale  wanderer  doomed  to  know ! 
Yet  not  one  prayer  is  breathed  in  vain, 
Nor  does  one  tear  unheeded  flow. 

4  Thy  various  messengers  employ ; 

Thy  purposes  of  love  fulfil ; 
And,  'mid  the  wreck  of  human  joy, 
Let  kneeling  faith  adore  thy  will. 

HYMN  524.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Religious  Retirement. 

1  Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee  ; 

From  strife  and  tumult  far ; 
From  scenes  where  sin  is  waging  still 
Its  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree, 
And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  There,  if  thy  presence  cheer  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode, 
O  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
Does  she  commune  with  God  ! 

4  Author  and  Guardian  of  my  life, 

Sweet  Source  of  light  divine, 


382  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 

And  all  harmonious  names  in  one, 
My  Father,  thou  art  mine. 

HYMN  525.     8  &  7s.  M.     [a] 

God's  Habitation  our  Security. 

1  Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation  ; 

Rest,  my  soul,  beneath  his  shade ; 
In  his  secret  habitation 

Dwell,  nor  ever  be  dismayed  : 
There  no  tumult  can  alarm  thee ; 

Thou  shalt  dread  no  hidden  snare ; 
Guile  nor  violence  can  harm  thee, 

In  eternal  safeguard  there. 

2  Since,  with  pure  and  firm  affection, 

Thou  on  God  hast  set  thy  love, 
With  the  wings  of  his  protection, 

He  will  shield  thee  from  above  : 
Thou  shalt  call  on  him  in  trouble  ; 

He  will  hearken,  he  will  save  ; 
Here  for  grief  reward  thee  double, 

Crown  with  life  beyond  the  grave. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS.  383 


MISCS1LAKEOUS  SUBJECTS. 


HYMN  526.     7s.  M.     [  b  ] 

Shortness  of  Life. 

1  While,  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun 

Hasted  through  the  closing  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 

Never  more  to  meet  us  here. 
Gone  to  their  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 

But  how  little  none  can  know. 

2  As  the  rapid  arrow  flies, 

Quick  the  destined  mark  to  find  ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 

Darts,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind  ;— 
So  our  brief  and  transient  days 

To  their  end  speed  swiftly  on ; 
Soon  we  pass  life's  little  space, 

Here  to-day,  to-morrow  gone. 

3  Thanks,  for  mercies  past,  receive ; 

Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us,  Lord,  by  faith  to  live 

With  eternity  in  view. 
Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  filial  love  ; 
And,  when  life's  short  tale  is  told, 

Take  us  to  thyself  above. 


384        MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 


HYMN  527.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Retrospections  at  the  Close  of  the  Year. 

Mark  how  the  swift-winged  minutes  fly, 

And  hours  still  hasten  on  ! 
How  swift  the  circling  months  run  round  ! 

How  soon  the  year  is  gone  ! 

Let  us  indulge  a  serious  thought ; 

The  year  that's  past  review  ; 
What  good,  what  evil,  have  we  wrought? 

What  work  have  we  to  do  ? 

How  is  our  debt  of  love  increased 

To  that  sustaining  Power, 
Who  hath  upheld  our  feeble  frame, 

And  bleu  each  rolling  hour. 

For  all  thy  favours,  O  our  God, 

Thy  goodness  we  adore  ; 
Thou  hast  our  cup  with  blessings  filled, 

And  made  that  cup  run  o'er. 

What  shall  befall  in  future  life 
We  would  not,  Lord,  inquire : 

To  be  prepared  for  all  thy  will, 
Be  this  our  chief  desire. 

HYMN  528.     C.  M.     [  h  ] 

Beginning  or  Close  of  the  Year. 

1  Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  ; 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 

2  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  : 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  all  their  noise  is  vain. 

3  What  should  I  wish,  or  wait  for,  then, 

From  creatures,  earth  and  dust  ? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

1  Xow  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 
My  fond  desires  recall; 
I  give  my  mortal  treasures  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 

HYMN  529.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

Vanity  and  Shortness  of  Life. 

1  Our  life  advancing  to  its  close, 
While  scarce  its  early  dawn  it  knows, 
Swift  through  an  empty  shade  we  run, 
And  vanity  and  man  are  one. 

2  How  many,  e'en  in  youth's  gay  flower, 
Brief  pageants  of  the  noon-tide  hour, 
Have  faded  in  their  brightest  bloom, 
The  early  tenants  of  the  tomb  ! 

3  God  of  my  fathers,  here,  as  they, 
I  walk  the  pilgrim  of  a  day  ; 

A  transient  guest,  thy  works  admire, 

And  instant  to  my  home  retire. 

4  0  Lord  of  life  and  seasons,  we 
Our  sole  reliance  place  on  thee ; 
In  thee  we  trust  with  holy  fear, 

And  bless  thee  for  each  circling  year. 
33 


33G  MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 


HYMN  530.     C.  M.     [  *  or  b  ] 

Recovery  from  Sickness. 

1  Lord,  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 

The  remnant  of  my  days: 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renewed, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  ? 

2  Thy  own  almighty  power  and  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain, 
When  life  was  hovering  o'er  the  grave. 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 

3  Into  thy  hands,  my  Saviour  God, 

I  did  my  soul  resign, 
In  firm  dependence  on  that  truth 
Which  made  salvation  mine. 

4  From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave 

At  thy  command  I  come ; 
Nor  would  I  urge  a  speedier  fligh: 
To  my  celestial  home. 

5  Where  thou  shalt  settle  my  abode, 

There  would  I  choose  to  be ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
And  earth  is  heaven  with  thee. 

HYMN  531.     S.  M.     [b] 

Prayer  in  Sickness. 

1  My  Sovereign,  to  thy  throne 
With  humble  hope  I  press; 
O  bow  thine  ear,  to  hear  the  groan 
Of  anguish  and  distress. 


MISCELLANEOUS   SUBJECTS.  OO 

2  My  life,  bowed  down  with  pain. 

Mourns  its  decaying  bloom  ; 
Lord,  clothe  these  bones  with  flesh  again, 
And  save  me  from  the  tomb. 

3  Without  one  murmuring  word 

Thy  chastening  I  receive, 
But  with  submission  ask  O  Lord, 
A  merciful  reprieve. 

4  My  supplicating  voice 

Unwearied  I  will  raise  : 
Say  to  thy  servant's  soul,  rejoice, 
And  fill  my  mouth  with  praise. 

HYMN  532.     8  1.     L.  M.     [  b  ] 

On  the  dangerous  Sickness  of  a  Minister. 

1   O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne 
We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down, 
Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell  : 
Thou,  only,  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  sorrowing  hearts  relief; 
In  mercy,  then,  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayer. 

2  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke, 

Nor  smile  the  shepherd  of  the  flock ; 

Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave ; 

Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save : 

Bound  to  each  soul  by  tender  ties, 

In  every  heart  his  image  lies ; 

Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart, 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart* 


38S  MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 

3  But  if  our  supplications  fail, 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail, 

Be  thou  his  Strength,  be  thou  his  Stay ; 

Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way. 

Around  him  may  thine  angels  stand, 

Waiting  the  signal  of  thy  hand, 

To  bid  his  happy  spirit  rise, 

And  bear  him  to  their  native  skies. 

HYMN  533.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

On  Occasion  of  a  destructive  Fire. 

1  Eternal  God,  our  humbled  souls 

Before  thy  presence  bow  ; 
With  all  thy  wasting  magazines, 
How  terrible  art  thou  ! 

2  Fanned  by  thy  winds,  whole  sheets  of  flame 

Like  a  wild  deluge  pour ; 
And  all  our  confidence  of  wealth 
Lies  mouldered  in  an  hour. 

3  Rolled  fiercely  on,  in  horrid  pomp, 

Destruction  rears  its  head  ; 
And  blackened  walls  and  smoking  heaps 
Through  all  the  streets  are  spread. 

4  Lord,  in  the  dust  we  lay  us  down, 

With  awe  adore  thy  name  ; 
Yet  bless  the  hand  of  guardian  Love, 
That  snatched  us  from  the  flame. 

HYMN  534.     7  h  Gs.  M.     [tf] 

Earth  exchanged  for  Heaven. 

1   Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings ; 
Thy  better  portion  trace ; 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS,         3S9 

Rise  from  transitory  things, 

To  heaven,  thy  native  place : 
Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay ; 

Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove* 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 

To  seats  prepared  above. 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course ; 
Fire  moves  upward  to  the  sun  ; 

Both  seek  their  kindred  source  : 
So  a  soul,  that's  born  of  God, 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face, 
Upwards  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  io  his  embrace.  9^ 

3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn ; 

Press  onward  to  the  prize ; 
Soon  our  Saviour  will  return, 

Triumphant  in  the  skies  : 
Yet  a  season,  and,  you  know, 

Happy  entrance  will  be  given, 
All  our  sorrows  left  below, 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 

HYMN  535.     C.  M.     [*] 

On  returning  from  abroad. 

1  Let  songs  of  praise  from  all  below 

To  thee,  O  God,  ascend  ; 
Whose  bounties  unexhausted  flow, 
Whose  mercies  know  no  end. 

2  The  wandering  exile,  doomed  to  stray 

O'er  many  deserts  wide, 
33* 


390  MISCELLANEOUS   SUBJECTS. 

Who  fearless  takes  his  lonely  way, 
With  God  his  Guard  and  Guide  ; — 

3  The  sailor,  on  the  swelling  sea, 

When  storms  impending  lower, 

Or  tempests  rage,  who  trusts  in  thee, 

And  owns  thy  mighty  power  ; — 

4  The  wretched,  pressed  by  countless  woes, 

That  no  cessation  see, 
Still  bids  his  steadfast  hope  repose, 
Almighty  Lord,  on  thee  : 

5  All,  all  shall  join  to  bless  thy  name, 

Whose  heavenly  aid  they  prove ; 
As  all  have  felt,  let  all  proclaim 
Thy  boundless  power  and  love. 

HYMN  536.     C.  M.     [  b  ] 

Death  of  Kindred  improved. 

1  Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die  ? 

Must  helpers  be  withdrawn, 

While  sorrow,  with  a  weeping  eye, 

Recounts  our  comforts  gone  ? 

2  Be  thou  our  Comfort,  mighty  God, 

Our  Helper  and  our  Friend ; 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dangerous  road, 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3  O  may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led  ; 
With  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS.  391 


HYMN  537.     L.  H.     [  *  ] 

Solemnization  of  Marriage. 

1  With  cheerful  voices  rise  and  sing 
Tlie  praises  of  our  God  and  King ; 
For  he  alone  can  minds  unite, 
And  bless  with  conjugal  delight. 

2  This  youthful  pair,  O  Lord,  inspire 
With  heavenly  love,  that  sacred  fire  : 
From  this  blest  moment  may  they  prove 
The  bliss  divine  of  mutual  love. 

3  O  may  they  both  unceasing  find 
Substantial  pleasures  of  the  mind  ; 
Prospered  and  happy  may  they  be, 
And  both  united,  Lord,  to  thee. 

4  So  may  they  live  as  truly  one ; 

And,  when  their  work  on  earth  is  done, 
Rise,  hand  in  hand,  to  heaven,  and  share 
The  joys  of  love  forever  there. 

HYMN  538.     C.  M.     [#J 

Matrimonial  Occasions. 

1  Though  made  by  God's  almighty  hand  J 

And  in  his  image  formed, 
Yet  Adam  knew  no  happiness 
Till  love  his  bosom  warmed. 

2  Eden,  with  all  its  beauteous  groves, 

And  fruits  of  richest  taste, 
To  one  for  social  bliss  designed 
Was  but  a  lonely  waste. 


392  MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 

0  What  wise  provision  hast  thou  made, 

Great  Parent  of  mankind, 
That  all  thine  offspring  may  enjoy 
The  bliss  for  them  designed. 

4  Then  will  we  join  our  hearts  and  hands 
In  bonds  of  virtuous  love, 
And,  whilst  we  live  in  peace  below, 
Prepare  for  bliss  above. 

HYMN  539.     CM.     [*] 

Progressive  Virtue. 

1  "Mere  human  powers  shall  fast  decay, 

And  youthful  vigour  cease  : 
But  those  who  wrait  upon  the  Lord 
In  strength  shall  still  increase. 

2  They,  with  unwearied  feet,  shall  tread 

The  path  of  life  divine  ; 
With  growing  ardour  onward  move, 
With  growing  brightness  shine. 

3  On  eagles'  wings  they  mount,  they  soar,- 

The  wings  of  faith  and  love, — 
Till,  past  the  cloudy  regions  here, 
They  rise  to  heaven  above. 

HYMN  540.     L.  M.     [a] 

Triumph  of  Light  and  Truth. 

1  O  God  of  truth,  arise,  and  shine, 
In  thy  celestial  light  and  love, 
On  this  benighted  world  of  thine, 

And  raise  our  hopes  to  realms  above. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS.  393 

2  0  send  thy  gracious  beams  abroad, 

Through  sin  and  death's  extended  night, 
And  cheer  the  nations  with  thy  word, 
Which  brings  immortal  truth  to  liirht. 

3  No  more  let  persecution's  hnnd 

Sway  o'er  the  world  its  iron  rod, 
While,  falsely  claiming  God's  command, 
It  riots  in  a  martyr's  blood. 

4  Let  senseless  idols  share  no  more 

The  glories  of  thy  sacred  name, 
But  every  land,  from  shore  to  shore, 
The  wonders  of  thy  love  proclaim. 

HYMN  541.     CM.     [»] 

God's  Magnificence. 

1  The  Lord  descended  from  above, 

And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high, 
And  underneath  his  feet  he  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

2  On  cherubim  and  seraphim 

Full  royally  he  rode  ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

3  He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods, 

Their  fury  to  restrain  ; 
And  he,  as  sovereign  Lord  and  King, 
For  evermore  shall  reign. 


394  MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 


HYMN  £42.    P.M.    [*] 

Miriam's  Song. 

1   Sound  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  Egypt's  dark  sea ; 
Jehovah  has  triumphed  ;  his  people  are  free. 

Sing,  for  the  pride  of  the  tyrant  is  broken, 
His  chariots,  his  horsemen,  all  splendid  and 
brave : 
How  vain  was  their  boasting !  the  Lord  hath  but 
spoken, 
And  chariots  and  horsemen  are  sunk  in  the 
wave. 
Sound  the  loud  timbrel,  &;c. 

2  Praise  to  the  Conqueror,  praise  to  the  Lord  ; 
His   word  was   our   arrow,  his  breath  was  our 

sword. 

Who  shall  return  to  tell  Egypt  the  story 

Of  those  she  sent  forth  in  the  hour  of  her  pride  ? 
For  the  Lord  hath  looked  out  from  his  pillar  of 
glory, 
And  all  her  brave  thousands  are  dashed  in  the 
tide. 
Sound  the  loud  timbrel,  &:c. 

HYMN  543.     6  1.     L.  M.     [  #  ] 

The  preeminent  Glory  of  God. 

I  Thy  glory,  Lord,  the  heavens  declare; 

The  firmament  displays  thy  skill ; 
The  changing  clouds,  the  viewl^s  air, 

Tempest  and  calm,  thy  word  fulfil : 
Day  unto  day  doth  utter  speech, 
And  night  to  night  thy  knowledge  teach. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS.  395 

2  Though  voice  nor  sound  inform  the  ear, 

Well  known  the  language  of  their  sons;, 
When,  one  by  one,  the  stars  appear, 

Led  by  the  silent  moon  along ; 
Till  round  the  earth,  from  all  the  sky, 
Thy  beauty  beams  on  every  eye. 

3  Waked  from  thy  touch,  the  morning  sun 

Comes  like  a  bridegroom  from  his  bower, 
And,  like  a  giant,  glad  to  run 

His  bright  career  with  speed  and  power ; 
Thy  flaming  messenger,  to  dart 
Life  through  the  depths  of  nature's  heart. 

4  While  these  transporting  visions  shine 

Along  the  path  of  Providence, 
Glory  eternal,  joy  divine, 

Thy  word  reveals,  transcending  sense : 
My  soul  thy  goodness  longs  to  see, 
Thy  love  to  man,  thy  love  to  me. 


DOXOLOGIES. 


HYMN  544.     L.  M.     [a  J 

1   Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow> 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  throng; 
O  praise  Jehovah  in  your  song. 


396  DOXOLOGIES. 

HYMN  545.     CM.     [a] 

1  Almighty  Father,  gracious  Power, 

Thy  grateful  children  own 
Thy  boundless  love,  and  bow  before 
Thine  everlasting  throne. 

2  Forever  hallowed  be  thy  name, 

All  holy,  good,  and  wise ; 
And  may  thy  perfect  will  be  done 
On  earth  as  in  the  skies. 

HYMN  546.     S.  M.     [#] 

1  To  heaven's  eternal  King, 

Who  rules  supreme  alone, 
Let  all  on  earth  their  praises  bring, 
And  worship  round  his  throne. 

2  His  name,  as  sovereign  Lord, 

Shall  sound  through  distant  lands ; 
Great  is  his  grace,  and  sure  his  word ; 
His  truth  forever  stands. 

HYMN  547.     7s.  M.    [  #  ] 

1  Homage  pay  to  God  above, — 
God,  whose  nature  all  is  love; 

In  his  praise  your  breath  employ,— 
Gracious  Source  of  every  joy! 

2  All  our  hopes  of  life  and  heaven 
Through  thy  grace  alone  are  given  ; 
Bliss  eternal,  pure,  divine, — 
Every  gift,  O  God,  is  thine. 


DOXOLOGIES.  397 


HYMN  543.     H.  M.     [*] 

Glory  to  God  on  high  ; 

Forever  bless  his  name ; 
Let  earth,  and  seas  and  sky 
His  wondrous  love  proclaim. 
To  him  be  praise  and  glory  given 
By  all  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven. 

HYMN  549.     81.     L.  M.    [a] 

To  thee,  supreme,  the  ever-blest, 
Be  praise  in  thankful  notes  addressed; 
Such  as  the  stars  of  morning  sung, 
When  earth  was  on  its  balance  hung  ; 
Such  praise  as  from  angelic  choirs, 
And  saints,  whom  zeal  like  theirs  inspires, 
In  heaven  above,  and  earth  below, 
Still  flows,  and  shall  forever  flow. 

HYMN  550.     8  fc  7s.  M.     [  tf  ] 

Gracious  Source  of  every  blessing, 

Guard  our  breasts  from  anxious  fears; 
Let  us,  each  thy  care  possessing, 

Peaceful  reach  the  vale  of  years ) 
All  our  hopes  on  thee  reclining, 

Peace  companion  of  our  way, 
May  our  sun,  in  smiles  declining, 

Rise  in  everlasting  day. 
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INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Hymn. 

A  Kinof  shall  reijni  in  righteousness S.  Slreeter  183 

A  youth,  devoted  to  the  Lord 363 

Abide  with  us.  the  evening  shades Raffles  4#9 

Absurd  and  vain  attempt  to  bind     . Scott  391 

Affliction's  faded  form  draws  nigh 449 

Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep 448 

Again  the  Lord  of  lite  and  light Mrs.  Steele  195 

Ah,  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain    .    .     .    .    *  Mrs.  Steele  395 

Alas,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed Watts  186 

Al!  hail,  almighty,  glorious  Sire *     .     Richards  506 

All  hail,  mysterious  King- .     .  Doddridge  172 

All  hail,  redeeming  Lord 204 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus' name   ...........  213 

All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again Logan  201 

All  nature  feels  attractive  power         .    .         .......  354 

Almighty  and  immortal  King Doddridge  317 

Almighty  Father,  gracious  Lord              Mrs.  Steele  87 

Almighty  Father,  gracious  Power 545 

Almighty  Maker,  God 72 

Am  1  a  soldier  of  the  cross Watts  522 

Angels,  roll  the  rock  away 192 

Another  fleeting  day  is  gone 518 

Av'isH,  and  hail  the  happy  day 199 

Arise,  expand  your  wings H.  Ballou  321 

Arise,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears Watts  395 

Arrayed  in  clouds  of  golden  light Moore  418 

As  showers  on  meadows  newly  mown 421 

As  the  sweet  flower  which  scents  the  morn 452 

Attend,  my  soul,  with  filial  awe Doddridge  376 

At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord Waits  469 

Author  of  good,  we  rest  on  thee Merrick  371 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song .      Watts  409 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve Doddridge  392 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 471 

Awake,  my  soul,  lift  up  thine  eyes      ....     Mrs.  Barbavld  397 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun Bp.  Ken.  516 

Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name Doddridge  168 

Awake,  our  drowsy  souls  .     .     .' 197 

Awake,  our  souls,  away,  our  fears Watts  312 

Vwake  the  song  that  gave  to  earth Deering  287 

Vway  with  our  sorrow  and  fear 282 

^joyful  in  God,  all  ye  lands  of  the  earth   .         .     Montgomery  505 

w  me,  ye  spirits  of  the  blest        ....         ...    Turner  32.^ 

tore  Jehovan's  royal  throne Walls  7 


INDEX.  399 

Hymn. 

Before  ihe  rosy  dawn  of  day 428 

Before  tlie  world  was  made S.  Streeter*  306 

Begin,  my  soul,  the  lofty  lay Ogilvit  17 

Begin,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme Watts  29.3 

Behold,  on  Zion  s  heavenly  shore H.  Ballou  283 

Behold  the  Corner-stone Watts  loo 

Behold  ihe  long-expected  Light H.  Ballou  184 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb Watts  218 

Behold  the  morning- sun Walts  272 

Behold,  the  bright  morning  appears Hart  flS 

Behold  the  fleecy  snow 2^57 

Behold,  the  grace  appears Watts  143 

Behold,  the  heavens  declare  .     .     • Watts  2o4 

Behcid  the  Prince  of  peace Keedham  16*5 

Behold  what  wondrous  grace Watts  3*39 

Benighted  on  the  trackless  main *  159 

Blest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart Watts  36(1 

Blest  be  the-  everlasting  God Watts  200 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  tender  care Watts  340 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  tender  heart    ....     Mrs.  Baibuuld  342 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow Toplady  281 

Borne  o'er  the  ocean  s  stormy  wave Sidney  322 

Bright  Star  of  hope,  thy  rise  we  hail * 

Bright  Source  of  intellect  above Doddridge  274 

By  faith  may  Jesus  dwell //.  Bj.U'ou  310 

Call  Jehovah  thy  Salvation Montgomery  bib 

Cairn,  my  soul,  behold  thy  Saviour S.  Thompson  383 

Celestial  Power  above S.  Streeter  170 

Celestial  worlds,  your  Maker's  name 13 

Children,  in  years  and  knowledge  young Watts  494 

Christians,  dismiss  your  tear 410 

Come,  all  jfe  saints,  that  love  the  Lord Kneeland  110 

Come,  all  ye  weary,  fainting  souis .      Watts  266 

Come,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord    ......     Watts  -195 

Come,  fellow-sinners,  come  away //.  Ballon  26 1 

Come,  gracious  Lord,  descend  arid  dwell Watts  98 

Come.  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove Watts  422 

Cone,  let  usioin  in  sacred  songs 224 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs Watts  217 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice Mrs.  Barbauld  ^63 

Come,  sing-  a  Saviour's  power Turner  206 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad .      Watts  131 

Come. ;  thorn  fount  of  every  blessing Robinson  117 

Come,  thou  long-expected  Jesus Hart  150 

Come,  ye  who  love  the  Lord Watts  401 

Come,  ye  that  know  and  love  the  Lord 202 

Daughters  of  pity,  tune  the  lay Hampson  351 

Dear  Lord,  behold  thy  servants  here H.  Ballou  127 

Deem  not  that  they  are  blest  alone 444 

Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made    .     .     .     .  Mrs.  Steele  175 

Didst  ihou.uear  Jesus,  suffer  shame 474 


400  INDEX. 

Hvmn. 

Early  in  life's  young  days S.  Stopfer*  601 

Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  Friend H'drffS  472 

Eternal  Father,  God  cf  peace A.R.  Thomyioii*  487 

Eternal  God,  our  humbled  souls Doddridge  533 

Eternal  God,  we  bless  thy  name Doddridge  53 

Eternal  God,  how  frail  is  man Watts  202 

Eternal  life,  how  sweet  the  sound 2i)l 

Eternal  Power,  almighty  God Mrs.  Steele  89 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy Doddridge  65 

Eternal  Source  of  ioys  divine Mrs.  Steele  326 

Eternal  Source  of  life  and  light 426 

Eternal  Source  of  life  end  thought Doddridge  433 

Eternal  Spirit,  Source  of  light 476 

Exalted  Prince  of  life,  we  own Doddridge  222 

Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss    ...         313 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone      ....      Watts  423 

Far  from  these  scenes  of  night Mrs.  Steele  460 

Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating J.  Taidor  AX) 

Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  nee Cottper  5-4 

Father  Divine,  thy  piercing  eye Doddridge  420 

Father,  how  wide  tin  glory  shines.     ..►...,      Watts  40 

Father,  in  heaven,  thy  sacred  name    ....               ....  1C0 

Father,  is  not  thy  promise  sure ,     .     .     .     .  2S6 

Father,  I  thank  thee ;  may  no  thought     .     .               .     .    Norton  523 

Father  of  all,  omnscient  mind    ....               .     .     Blacklock  \\ 

Father  of  all,  whose  cares  extend    ...         ....      Pope  19 

Father  of  ligh^    conduct  my  feet Smart  396 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word Mrs.  Steele  268 

Father  of  mercies,  send  thy  grace Doddridge  34o 

Father  of  mercies,*in  thy  house  , Doddndge  484 

Father  of  men,  thy  care  we  bless Doddridge  520 

Father  of  our  feeble  race J.  Taylor  510 

For  thee,  O  God,  our  constant  praise Tate  129 

Friendship,  'tis  the  gift  of  heaven        *  315 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies Watts  35 

From  Jesse's  Root  a  Branch  did  rise Kneeland  174 

From  stern  oppression's  haughty  land G.  Melted*  508 

From  tribulation's  gloomy  vale Richards  1S8 

From  thee.  O  God,  my  joys  shall  rise      .         ....     Watts  406 

From  the  table  now  retiring  ...                        477 

Give  to  the  Lord  immortal  praise Watts  22 

Give  to  the  Lord  in  cheerful  songs 59 

Glory  be  to  God  on  hteh J-  Taylor  49 

Glory  to  God  on  high  be  given Needham  148 

Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above 173 

Glory  to  God  on  high 231 

Glory  to  God  on  high 548 

Glory  to  God  that  walks  the  sky Watts  400 

Go,  preach  the  gospel,  Jesus  cries *  486 

Go,  worship  at  Immanuel's  feet Watts  169 


INDEX. 


401 


Hymn. 

God,  from  wlxmi  al!  tiling  proceed R.  Streeter*  186 

G(xl  in  his  earthly  temple  lavs 435 

God  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son' Beddome  234 

(tod  is  a  spirit,  just  and  wise Watts  92 

God  is  my  strong  Salvation Montgomery  327 

God  is  our  Refuge  and  Defence Montgomery  307 

(rod  is  our  Refuge  in  distress Tate  365 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way Coicper  31 

God  of  eternity,  from  tliee Doddridge  398 

God  of  mercy,' God  of  love J.Taylor  336* 

God  of  mercy  and  of  wisdom R.  Streeter*  498 

God  of  our  mercy  and  our  praise Watts  355 

God  reigns;  events  in  order  flow Scott  44 

Good  is  the  heavenly  King Walts  f>9 

Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound Watts  301 


Grant  us  a  visit,  dearest  Lord H.  Ballon 

Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds  .  .  .     .     .Dyer 

Great  God,  at  whose  all-powerful  call 


Gnat  God,  attend,  while  Zion  sings 
Great  God,  before  thy  throne  we  bow 
Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  . 
Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim 
Great  God,  let  all  our  tuneful  powers  . 
Great  God  of  grace,  arise  and  shine  . 
Great  God,  the  heaven's  well-ordered  frame 
Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth  . 
Great  God,  to  thee  my  grateful  tongue 
Great  God,  to  thee  we  pray  .... 
Great  God,  this  sacred  day  of  thine  . 
Great  God,  whose  all-pervading  eye  . 
Great  God,  whose  universal  sway  .  . 
Great  is  the  Lord,  our  God  .... 
Greatest  of  beings,  Source  of  eood 
Great  King  of  kings,  eternal  God  .  . 
Great  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore     .     . 


Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews  . 

Hail,  everlasting  spring* 

Hail.  «rreat  Creator,  wise  and  good    .     - 
Hail,  love  divine,  joys  ever  new     .     . 
Hail,  thou  blest  morn,  when  the  great  Mediator 
Hail,  the  God  of  our  salvation    .... 
Hail  to  the  Lord's  anointed    .... 
Happy  the  man  whose  wishes  climb  -     . 
Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast     .     . 
Hark."  the  song  of  jubilee  ..... 
Hark, 'tis  the  Saviour  of  mankind  .     . 
Hark,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes 
Hark,  what  eele>tial  notes      .     .  ... 

Have  mercy  on  me,  O  my  God . 
He  dies !  tlie  Friend  of  sinners  dies     .... 

34* 


112 
509 
2G 
132 
488 
8 
4CA 


.     .    Waits 

S  Cobb* 

.      Watts 

.     .      Watts 

Higinbotham    603 

Needham     118 

.     .      Watts        5 

2-19 

38 

115 

134 

101 

205 

120 

479 

90 

485 


FUxnum 


Mrs.  Steele 
.  Watts 
.  Watts 
.     Watts 

Mrs.  Steele 
Doddridge 


.     .      Watts  353 

....  230 

....  28 

Blacklock  341 

.      Heber  160 

....  295 

Montgomery  210 

Mrs.  Steele  462 

.     .     .  Scott  380 

Montgomery  212 

.   J.Murray  235 

Doddridge  147 

.....  137 

Montgomery  5 1 3 

.      Watts  185 


402  INDEX. 

Hymn. 

Hear  me,  O  Lord,  in  my  distress Montgomery  331 

Hear  what  a  »Saviours  voice Turner  259 

Here,  in  thy  temple.  Lord,  we  meet S.  St  reefer*  oil 

High  on  the  mountain's  towering  head J.  Frieze*  309 

•High  o'er  the  heaven  of  heavens  I  saw     .     .     .   E.  B.  Kenrick*  45 

Holy,  holy,  ikoly  Lord 50 

Homage  pay  to  God  above t 547 

Hosanna,  with  a  cheerful  sound Walts  55 

How  Tire  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord Addison  83 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet Watts  243 

How  beautiful  the  sigiit Montgomery  344 

How  blest  is  man,  O  God Coicper  359 

How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds      ....      Mrs.  Barbaidd  350 

How  blest  thy  creature  is,  O  God Coicper  163 

How  choice  the  Book  divine 279 

How  does  nay  heart  rejoice Watts  478 

How  gracious  is  our  God .     .  Doddridge  84 

How  great  as  our  Creator  God J.  Wallace  12 

How  large  the  promise,  howr  divine Watts  491 

How  many  mi U ions  draw  their  breath Scott  399 

How  oft,  alas,  this  wretched  heart Mrs.  Steele  334 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair Watts  130 

How  pleasing  is  the  scene,  how  sweet Mrs.  Steele  ,'547 

How  precious,  Lord,  thy  holy  word Waits  276 

How  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord Watts  245 

How  rich  thy  favours,  God  of  grace Doddridge  297 

How  rick  thy  gifts,  almighty  King Kippis  502 

How  rich  thy  bounty,  King  of  kings 251 

How  transient  and  how  vain S.  Ballon  445 

How  wide  the  torrent  rolls Doddridge  45i 

I  sing  the  gospel  day Kneeland  255 

I  sing  the  mighty  power  of  God Watts  79 

If  solid  happiness  we  prize Cotton  389 

I'll  bless  Jehovah's  glorious  name Miss  Day  133 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  while  I've  breath Watts  461 

Immortal  God,  on  thee  wc  call Doddridge  301 

Immortal  Source  of  light  and  grace Doddridge  357 

In  Christ,  the  Lord,  our  eyes  behold Watts  228 

Indulgent  Father,  how  divine Sowden  298 

In  freedom's  song  let  millions  join H.  Ballou*  507 

In  friendship  pure,  a  sun  divine R.  Streeter*  349 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid 514 

In  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth 499 

In  thee,  thou  all-sufficient  God Hawkswort'n  107 

In  yon  blest  world  above Proud  465 

Jehovah  bids  the  morning  ray Watts  67 

Jehovah,  God,  our  heavenly  King  ....     T.  J.  Greenwood*  481 

Jehovah  lives,  and  be  his  name Proud  43 

Jehovah  reigns,  let  every  nation  hear  ....     Mrs.  Barhauld  49 

Jehovah  spake,  and  Gabriel  sped Ricfuirds  141 


INDEX. 


403 


Hjma 

Jesus  his  empire  shall  extend H.  Ballou  207 

Jesus,  I  Jove  thy  charming  name Doddridge  i27 

Jesus  h>  gone  al>o\e  the  sky Wait*  475 

Jesus,  Lover  of  my  soul Couper  157 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  thy  grace Doddridge  339 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun Walts  211 

Jesus,  the  Lord,  transporting  name R.  Strccta*  178 

Jesus,  thou  eternal  Saviour 223 

Jesus,  thou  6un  of  Jove  divine Proud  162 

Join  aJ!  the  glorious  names Waits  156 

Join  every  heart  and  ever}-  tongue S.  Streeter  24 

Joy  to  the  world  below Wails  140 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come Waits  145 

Kind  Lord,  before  thy  face Turner    121 

Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears Watts  269 

Lauded  be  thy  name  forever Hogg  5)5 

Let  all  created  things .  21 

Let  children  learn  the  deeds Wails  496 

Let  ea  nh  and  heaven  agree 292 

Let  every  mortal  ear  attend Waits  257 

Let  everlasting  gfares  crown Waits  252 

Let  others  boast  how  strong  Uiey  be Watts  442 

Let  party  names  no  more  . Btddome  473 

Let  pure  devotion  rise J.  Wallace  437 

I*et  songs  of  praise  from  all  belov,- 535 

Let  tiie  whoie  race  of  creatures  he Waits  85 

Life  is  a  span,  a  lieeting  hour 451 

Lift  your  glad  voices  in  triumph  on  high  .     .     .     .  //.  Ware.  Jr.  203 

Lo,  faith  beholds  the  sea  tiered  shades" Waits  198 

Lo,  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stands Watts  490 

Lo,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears Watts  235 

Lo.  what  enraptured  songs  of  praise S.  Slreeter  214 

Lo,  what  a  precious  Corner-stone Watts  154 

Lo,  what  a  speaking' lustre  shines Turner  73 

Long  as  the  darkening  clouds  abode Richards  226 

Long  have  we  heard  the  sound Watts  361 

Look  through  creation  and  behold W.  Ray  70 

Lord,  could  I  learn  those  hallowed  strains     .     .     .      S.  Slreeter*  404 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing \~Z 

Lord,  from  thy  holy  bill  descend H.  Dal  lent  114 

Lord,  in  thy  service  I  would  spend Doddridge  530 

Lord  of  the  skies,  look  down 97 

Lord  of  the  Sabbath,  hear  our  vows     .....     .Doddridge  126 

Lord  of  die  worlds  above l\  'aits  109 

Lord,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly Cotton  253 

Lord,  thou  ait  good  j  all  nature  shows Broum  78 

Lord,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through       .     .     .      Wuuts  94 

Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand Watts  431 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand Kneeland  246 

Lord,  we  would  make  thy  word  our  joy Waits  277 

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404  INDEX. 

Hymn. 

Lord,  what  our  ears  have  heard 492 

Lord,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace Waits  402 

Lord,  vviieii  I  call,  make  hasie  lo  hear 370 

Lord,  when  my  raptured  thought  surveys     ....  Mrs.  Steele  80 

Lord,  when  my  thoughts  delighted  rove Mrs.  Steele  320 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling 219 

Love  is  the  strongest  tie 343 

Mark  how  the  swift-winged  minutes  fly 527 

May  all  our  powers  of  inmd H.  Ballou      41 

Mediator,  Son  of  God Knee/and     182 

Mere  human  powers  shall  fast  decay Watts    539 

Mighty  God,  while  angels  bless  thee Robinson      56 

Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven Watts    311 

Mortals,  awake,  exult  in  God S.  Stre.eter*    416 

Must  friends  aiu   kindred  droop  and  die Watts    536 

My  Father,  I  adore 394 

My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs Watts      32 

My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise Watts      64 

My  God,  permit  my  tongue 106 

My  God,  the  Spring  of  all  my  joys Waits    413 

My  God^  the  visits  oi  thy  face Mrs.  Steele    302 

My  God,  thy  boundless  love  I  praise H.Moore      9 

My  God,  what  silken  cords  are  thine Doddridge  303 

My  gracious  Redeemer  I'll  love Relly    225 

My  heavenly  Father  calls Doddridge    470 

My  Maker  and  my  King Mrs.  Steele      81 

My  never-ceasing  songs  shall  show Watts    240 

My  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall Mrs.  Steele    330 

My  soul,  praise  the  Lord Park      37 

My  soul  shall  bless  thee,  O  my  God Higinbotham    407 

My  Sovereign,  to  thy  throne Scott    531 

My  spirit  longs  its  rest  to  find 337 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord Watts  250 

No  war  nor  battle's  sound Milton  138 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme 294 

Now  let  our  voices  join Doddridge  412 

Now  may  tervent  prayer  arise Newton  116 

Now  may  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies 104 

Now  multitudes  assembled  are H.  Ballou  128 

Now  to  our  God  let  praises  rise .     .    Turner  33 

Now  to  the  God,  to  whom  all  might Pierpont  415 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song Watts  149 

Now  to  the  Lord  who  built  the  skies S.  Streeier  18 

Now  to  the  power  of  God  supreme Wafts  286 

O  bless  the  Lord,  our  souls Watts  125 

O  charity, thou  heavenly  grace Proud  338 

O  Christ,  what  gracious  words  ....  ...     Richards  232 

O  coulu  1  soar  to  worlds  above  ...    Proud  447 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God  ,     ,    „         ...  Cowper  353 


INDEX.  405 

Hymn. 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy Waits      15 

O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing Watts    215 

O  God,  accept  the  sacred  hour 468 

O  God,  niy  bun,  thy  blissful  rays •     •    323 

O  God  of  grace,  before  thy  throne Turner    111 

O  God  ot  my  salvation,  hear Barlmv    441 

O  God  of  tiutli,  arise  and  shine R.  Stretter*    540 

O  God,  to  thee  we  raise  our  e^es 385 

O  happy  is  the  man  who  hears 3o7 

O  how  1  love  thy  holy  law Walts    275 

O  let  your  mingling  voices  rise Miss  Roscoe     144 

O  Lord,  my  liest  desires  lulfil 382 

O  Lord,  my  Rock,  to  thee  I  cry Tate    512 

O  Lord,  to  thee  we  raise  our  song R.  Streetcr*    497 

()  praise  ye  the  Lord,  prepare  a  new  song  .     .    .     .Doddridge    411 

O  resignation,  heavenly  power •     .    381 

O  the  uel-.ghts,  the  lieaveuly  joys Watts    220 

O  the  transcendent  love        229 

O  thou,  at  whose  almighty  word Mason    167 

O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne 532 

O  thou  by  whose  all-bounteous  hand  .     .  ...  Doddridge      57 

O  thou,  the  wrelched's  sure  Retreat Mrs.  Carter    329 

O  thou  to  whom  in  ancient  time Pierjxml*    480 

O  thou  whose  power  tne  mountains  formed  .     .     .     .    H.  Ballon     113 
O  thou  \vlio>.e  power  o'er  moving  worlds  presides      Dr.  Jolinson     108 

O  tliou  whose  scales  the  mountains  weigh Watts     105 

O  thou  who  art  above  all  height Piei-pant    489 

O  thou  whose  tender  mercy  hears Mrs.  Stetle    332 

O'er  mountain  lops,  the  mount  of  God     . 2o0 

O  what  a  ktveiv  thing  to  see Watts    3o4 

O  Zion,  tune  thy  voice Doddridge    414 

Omniscient  God, 'tis  thine  to  know Scott     119 

One  there  is  above  all  others Newton     17b 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 324 

On  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God 517 

On  Zion,  his  most  holy  mount 244 

Our  life  advancing  to  its  close Merrick    529 

Parent  of  good,  thy  works  of  might Fawcet  405 

Patience,  O  what  a  grace  divine 378 

Peace,  my  complaining,  doubting  heart       ....  Mrs.  Steele  379 

Praise,  everlasting  prajse  be  paid Watts  68 

Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow 544 

Praise  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above 14 

Praise  to  God,  die  great  Creator J.  Taylor  267 

Praise  to  thee,  tliou  great  Creator Faucet  436 

Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might Dodd)Hdge  82 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  around  whose  throne    .     .     H.  Baliou,  2<Z*  482 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  choir Watts  74 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  let  praise  employ      ....      Mrs.  Steele  408 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs Watts     296 

Religion  is  the  eh:el  concern Faiccet    366 


406  INDEX* 

Return,  my  roving  heart,  return Doddridge    521 

Rise,  every  heart  and  every  tongue 239 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 534 

Salvation  is  forever  nigh Walts  289 

Salvation,  O  the  joyful  sound Watts  288 

See,  from  the  ark,  the  mystic  Dove Turner  464 

See  the  bright  monarch  of  tiie  day 519 

See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates Watts  265 

Shepherds,  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes Waits  136 

Shine  forth,  eternal  Source  of  light     ......  Doddridge  103 

Should  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field Mrs.  Steele  316 

Should  nature's  charms  to  please  the  eye    .     .     .     .  Mrs.  Steele  171 

Show  mercy,  Lord  j  O  Lord,  forgive Watts  335 

Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  message L47 

Sing  to  Jehovah's  name Watts  2JO 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands Watts  139 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong Watts      62 

Sound  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  £^ypl's  dark  sea  .     .     .     .     Moore  542 

Sovereign  Lord  of  light  and  glory 95 

Spirit  of  bright  expanded  wing *  346 

Supreme  and  universal  light H.Moore      96 

Supreme  in  power,  O  God  of  grace  .    „    .    .      D.  Pickering*  483 

Sweet  is  the  scene  where  virtue  dies 450 

Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice Jerri*      93 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King Watts      61 

Teach  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord,  thy  way Mei-rick    372 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days Watts    528 

Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive 425 

The  common  Parent,  Lord  of  all JVatSs      63 

The  first  almighty  Cause S.  Ballou       4 

The  glories.  Lord,  thy  works  proclaim 51 

The  God  of  mercy  will  indulge 455 

The  God  who  once  to  Israel  spoke Keirtcn    256* 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord Wats    271 

The  King  of  saints,  how  lair  his  face Watts     152 

The  Lord  appears  my  Helper  now Watts    314 

The  Lord  descended  from  above Stemhold    541 

The  Lord  is  our  Shepherd,  our  Gnardian  and  Guide     .    Byrom      54 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns Watts      47 

The  Lord  on  high  proclaims      ..,...»...     Waits      25 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare Addison    158 

The  Lord,  our  Shepherd,  feeds  his  flock  ► Turner    424 

The  morn  of  life,  how  fair  and  gay 50O 

The  new-born  world,  immersea  in  nighi 241 

The  Prince  of  peace  is  come Needhzm    146 

The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day Mrs.  Steele      27 

The  Saviour  calls,  let  every  ear 258 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high Addison        6 

The  thirsty  earth  receives  the  rain J.  Wallace    5J73 

The  trifling  joys  this  world  can  give 5.  Thomson    388 

The  wondering  worid  inquires  to  know Watts     153 

There  is  a  glorious  worid  ou  high Mrs, Steele   315 


INDEX.  407 

Ojxnn. 

\ture  speaks Mrs.  Steele        1 

fountain  filled  with  blood Couper    189 

hou^e  not  made  wilh  hands Watts    459 

land  of  pure  delimit Watt*    457 

Then  e  in  earths  vast  round *        3 

ful  homage  paid 194 

he  Lord  hath  made Ftfcltt    19G 

Those  batipjr  realms  of  joy  and  peace     .....  Mrs.  Steele    318 

The-  wu  upon  the  waves *      77 

Thou  art,  almighty  Lord  of  all W.  Ray*        2 

Thou  art  my  Portion,  O  my  God Wails    373 

Thou  art.  (J  God,  the  life  and  light Moore      46 

Though  made  by  God's  almighty  hand 538 

Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust Doddritlge    456 

Thus  saith  the  first  and  great  command Watts    35~ 

Thus  sailh  the  Lord  who  built  die  heavens 177 

Thus  spake  the  Saviour  when  he  sent Watts 

Thus  the  eternal  Father  spake Watts    208 

Thy  covenant.  O  Lord Richards    179 

Thy  glory,  Lord,  the  heavens  declare Montgomery    543 

Thy  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess Berridge      29 

Thy  gospel,  Lord,  is  peace  and  love Mrs.  Steele 

Thy  Tile  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord Stemtett    493 

Thy  presence,  ever-living  God Doddridge      88 

Thy  presence,  Lord,  gives  pure  delight H.  Button    417 

Thy  ways,  O  Lord,  with  wise  design Proud      30 

Thy  works  of  riory,  mighty  Lord       Watts      75 

Tfs  by  ihe  faith  of  joys  To  come Watts    SOS 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand Watts      66 

'Tis  finished  !  sxuhe  Saviour  cried Slemiift     191 

To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind Je/xis    OS-t 

To  Christ,  the  Son,  the  Father  spake H.Balltm    2C9» 

To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth 10 

To  God,  of  every  good  die  Spring       .     .     .     , 

To  God.  the  only  wise       Watts  - 123 

To  heaven's  eternal  King 54 5 

To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart  shall  bring Mrs.  fl*We      £0 

To  thee,  eternal  King R.  Stricter*    504 

To  thee,  my  heart,  eternal  King 299 

To  thee,  O  God,  my  prayer  ascends Il2 

To  thee,  supreme,  thee,  ever  blest 54<> 

To  your  Creator,  God Mrs.  Steele      16 

Twas  on  that  dark,  eventliil  night Walls    466 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes Walls     124 

Vital  spark  of  heavenly  flame Pope    446- 

Wait,  every  soul,  your  Makers  will .  86* 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest Watts  403 

What  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page Orxper  270 

What  glorious  tidings  do  I  hear' &  Slr&ter  £4& 

•"Thai  heav*»kly  light  is  that  winch  shines     .    .    »    .  &  Streeler  164 

What  sudden gJoties  did  surprise H.  Bcukm  J35 


40S  INDEX. 

Hymn. 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God Addison      52 

When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away  .  Steele  and  Watts  453 
When  dread  misfortune's  tempests  rise      .     II.  Bailout,  2d*    427 

When,  fainting  in  the  sultry  waste Mrs.  Steele     377 

When  gloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears  .  .  Mrs.  Steele  •  362 
When  God  revealed  his  gracious  name       ....      Watts     305 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear Wiitts    328 

When  I  survey  life's  varied  scene      ....       Mrs.  Steele     38? 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross Watts    407 

When  Israel  through  the  desert  passed 27S 

WT hen  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay 181 

When  Jesus,  our  great  MasV^kame Waits    360 

When,  marshalled  onj^  njjpBfi- plain  .  .  H.  K.  While  161 
When  my  astonished  eyes  fiehol'd  .  .  .  .  .  H.  Ballon  23 
When. 'reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care  .  .  .  Drammond  433 
W'hen  sickness  shakes  the  frame  .  .  •  Higinbotham  443 
When  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell     ....       Waits     151 

When,  streaming  from  the  eastern  skies 432 

When  we  survey  this  world Proud      60 

When  will  the  eyelids  of  thai  morn H.  Ballon    284 

Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay Enfield    37  j 

While  God,  my  Father's  near Mrs.  Steele      42 

While  I  keep  s.lence  and  conceal Watts    335 

While  on  the  verge  of  life  I  stand Doddridge    4o3 

While  some  in  folly's  pleasure  roll       30(:. 

While  thee  1  seek,  protecting  Power  .     .  Miss  II.  M.  Williams    419 

While  wkn  ceaseless  course  the  sun o^o 

Why  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls Wafts    300 

Why  do  we  mourn  departed  friends Weils    440 

Why  should  the  world's  alluring  toys Mrs.  Sfreete    319 

Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die Watts    43(.) 

With  cheerful  voices  rise  and  sing Proud    h'ol 

With  one  consent  let  all  the  earth Tate      39 

With  sacred  joy  we  lift  our  eyes lervis      91 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud Watts      68 

With  strange  surprise  the  cross  I  view H.  Ballou     190 

With  warm  delight  and  grateful  joy 166 

Would  you  behold  the  works  of  God Watts      16 

Worthy  the  Lamb  of  boundless  sway  . 142 

Ye  angels  that  surround  the  throne 19 

Ye  favoured  children  of  the  Lord &  Thompson  2f>4 

Ye  goiden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell Doddridge  463 

Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 374 

Ye  humble  souls  who  seek  the  Lord Doddridge  18"/   ' 

Ye  realms  below  the  skies II.  Ballou,  '2d  71 

Ye  servants  of  Christ '. 21 0 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord Doddridge  368 

Ye  sons  of  men,  with  joy  record Doddridge  ~3t> 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam,  join Watts  34 

Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor Mrs.  Sslt-ele  £f>0 

Zeal  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame       ...  .     .  AVwHOfi    .>90 


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